Come Twilight
“Marks painted hastily on the stone walls around the village indicated that the Great Pox had struck the place and that many had died.
“The rest have probably fled,” said Sanct’ Germain to Rogerian as they drew up at the gates; both of them rode a horse and led a mule. “That has been the pattern. When the Great Pox arrives, the people hide or die.” This village was on a secondary road, one not often used by travelers bound for the pass into the Tolosa region of Frankish lands; the main road was reported to be flooded out higher up the mountains, so Sanct’ Germain had decided to attempt the crossing by lesser routes; he had not anticipated finding abandoned towns and farmholds, yet this was the second such village he had seen in as many days.
“So it has,” said Rogerian. “And if the village is empty, we can shelter here for a day or so. The animals need rest.”
“As do we,” Sanct’ Germain agreed.
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