"We should take the bodies down, then get going. If we send someone back to contact the crown and clergy, we can arrange for proper burials and for a new garrison to take over the fort," Tyaethe stated. As much as they deserved to not be left out to the elements any longer, they weren't equipped for respectfully sending the dead along and the city wasn't [i]that[/i] far away. It would give their quarry less time to get away than the hours or longer that burying the deceased would take.

Much like her captain, Tyaethe ignored Alette's question about her appearance. Someone had given the only important information that mattered, she wasn't going to go and [i]explain[/i] why this was the case. it was an embarrassing story.