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It didn't take long until the group arrived at the site where the peasant, Dromele, mentioned he had seen corpses wearing the same clothes from priests of the order. To say the scene they were greeted by was a grim one was quite the understatement. The state of the five bodies, tied to wooden logs, suggested much more than just hanging or execution. Not only they were burned, but also mangled beyond recognition. Even when punishing criminals, such cruelty was completely unnecessary, meaning whoever was responsible for that execution [i]wanted[/i] it to be as cruel as possible... Even for Amaris, it was hard to look at it for too long.

[color=silver]"This is not the work of 'misguided men shaped by harsh circumstances'... Whoever did this... Both the one who gave the order and those who executed did so [i]wanting[/i] this execution to be as painful and cruel as possible. Whoever did this deserves no mercy."[/color] Amaris said, looking to Mirielle and then the group. She had said previously that they would have their answers about the soldiers and who were leading them... She only didn't thought it would be this soon.

[color=silver]"I am sorry for your loss..."[/color] Amaris said, both to Carmen, Linceleste and Mirielle, giving them a moment of silence as Carmen cut the ropes and brought the bodies down.

[color=silver]"Are we sure our paladin and his companions are among the bodies? Even if they are not, I think this changes how we will deal with Ealdorman and his forces, do you agree? They are the only ones who would be capable of such, judging by the previous methods of execution they used and the power they seem to hold at the moment."[/color] Amaris asked, looking to Carmen with a grim expression.

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