Most people tended to choose to seek help.
But Steel Hand and the others knew this was impossible.
Under the Black Tide, all places needed support, and Sword Pass was far from the hardest hit.
They had even already received support beyond the usual, so the likelihood of a second reinforcement was very slim.
Worse, in the subsequent investigations, they had not found any spies.
It was almost impossible for anyone to do such a thing.
Steel Hand could only announce that from now on, everyone must travel in groups of three or more, sleep in communal rooms, and no one was allowed to act alone.
Afterward, they held a funeral for their fallen comrades.
At the Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground, Mo'er drew a strand of flame from the Guardian Fire and let it fall on the bodies of the unlucky fallen warriors.
The flames ignited on their bodies, turning them into ashes.
Mo'er placed the soul ashes back into the Guardian Fire and solemnly said,