After about four hours after the attack, the worst of the screaming had faded, not because the pain had gone, but because the wounded had… no energy left.
People were still moving. The ones who could be healed were healed; those who couldn't… they… they were being given momentary relief, dulling their senses during their… last moments so they could say their goodbyes.
Others were cleaning—debris, the blood, everything. Some were lifting the stones, some had already started rebuilding, while some… had returned to their quarters.
During all this, Kael stood near the center lane of the Stonefang Quarter, where the snow had turned dark from ash and blood. Together with him were Aurelia and Lavinia.
Aurelia had asked a question, and Kael—
He had decided to answer.
He told her what he knew, about the tribes gathering outside, about Stonefangs coming to them, the outsiders helping Stormcallers—everything.
And once Aurelia was up to date—
"That makes more sense."
