For twenty hours, they had fought, bled, murdered, and gotten a truth they never knew they needed.
For those hours, they seemed to have been trapped in a different world, one in which their eyes were forced open and a world that didn't care one bit that they knew nothing of what had happened.
They were victims of the falci, but she was their victim first.
They should have been there for her, but none of them knew.
Of course, that seemed like the perfect excuse for anything that happened. The king and queen had died years ago, so they had no way to confirm all this. But with the hurt and pain, Zarinah was in, and everyone knew she never lied.
With the evil falci gone, the warriors of Alexei waited for a command from their leaders. They couldn't disperse before they knew the next plan of action. There were bodies all over, and even if they wanted to get their women and children to this side of their home, it was impossible.