Volume Hundred and One

The carriage reaked of death. That's kind of smell you can try your hardest to adapt to it, you never will though. I saw a tree off on the distance on the right side of the carriage. "Stop, it be a while!". I got out of the seat that as next to the merchant, walking around the side of the carriage. I felt like crying cause I had lost another important person that was involved in my life. I knew her ever since I've became an Adventurer, I got to the back of the carriage. I slowly slide the curtains back. To my surprise my new party was crying, that is a very honest reaction to seeing stuff like this. The slave was knocking on deaths door. Her skin was about the same color as the guild master, I climbed into the carriage. " It's okay now, you can come out now it should be safe. I'm sorry for having y'all witness this. I wish I could take this part of life away from it. This is what life is in Daragain, this is the norm. I pray everyday to take this away from the world. Yet we are the reason why this is on the world, follow me!". I grabbed the body I had took down from the balcony. After leaving the entrance of the carriage, the rest of the party followed me. Even the slave followed me. We walked up to the tree were I knew this was going to be another burial site for another lost soul, while walking towards the tree. Eten asked with a soft voice." Jim was this cause of the war on Adamsin. How could he kill so many people without remorse!?". I gently placed the guilds master lifeless body against the tree, she just leaned against the tree. I took five steps from the tree, stopped drop down to my knees. Began digging a grave for her. The ground was very hard to dig through, the party watched me dig. Nothing was said while I digging away, the merchant dropped next to me. No words was said he knew that I appreciate his help with this, then a question broke the silence. The Mage spoke up, " what was she to you?!, was she your lover. Or maybe your mom?!". I continued to dig a hole for her. Crows started surrounding us, I put my cloak over her. To shield her from the crows. Thirty minutes later the hole was finally deep enough for no kind of animal would be able to dig her back up. I stumbled up, I walked over to fallen body. I guess that her body fell down while I was digging, I put both arms under her body. I lifted her body from the ground. I gently placed her into the hole, it does hurt that I couldn't give her a casket. Her death was too sudden for me to prepare for this moment. I would loved for her to meet my wife, my family. She didn't even meet them. She didn't see her much I've grown from the scared child, I quickly filled the hole back up. Once the hole was filled I went back to the tree snapped off a branch, then I broke the branch in half. I took off the extra string I had in my bag, tied the two sticks together. Placed the makeshift cross, slammed it into the dirt. I placed my sword against the tree, same as my shield. Walked back over the grave I had made. The merchant spoke up to me with violence in his tone, " Jim!. If your God exists then why would he let this thing happen to her?!. Or how about the slaves in Daragain?!, or maybe the amount of rape that is being praised among those sick individuals?!". How can your God exists?!". I began to pray for her. " God!. I came In time of grief, this soul had came to you. This soul had plenty of times to meet you. For me lord if your judgement is for to burn in hell, then that is her judgment. If their is a chance for her to make it into your precious home, then please look past her sins. If you could. I know that I'm being selfish, but God let this soul enjoy your presence. Amen!". Before either realized it I felt rain drops on my cheeks, I gazed upon the sky. It was clear. I had been crying while praying for her, I walked to the tree gather my things up. Equipped my belongings on my self. While doing so, the party together said. " Jim we are sorry for your loss. Is there anything we can do to make it better for you?. Maybe we could put flowers on her grave.". I couldn't respond to them cause this was the first time, were I had someone with me. This was a brand new experience for me. " Y'all done enough for her and me. No she is not my mother, nor my lover. She was my friend a very close friend of mine, I knew her from a very early age. I knew that a day like this would come. I just hoped that she didn't die like she had, another body had been buried in these plains.". I felt the hands of those who I had recently joined with. Their hands a very warm, I hoped that I wouldn't had done this while they were here. Especially cause this person means so much to me. I took an extra few minutes before making my way to the tree, I looked at the many graves I've buried over the years. Eten shouted out with rage in her heart." All of these graves cause of Adamsin. I wonder if he ever knew what he was doing to these people, how dare he do this!?". I slammed my fist in the tree cussing the tree to fall over, ". These graves are not cause of Adamsin!".