Daughters of Ruin
“It was a small detail to dwell on. Maybe everyone’s vision narrowed when the wider world became as horrific as the ballroom had become.
Meridan guards had rushed in and either killed the last of the Findish rebels or chased them as they ran off. Some even jumped back through the smoldering gap in the wall and grabbed the ropes they had used to climb in, to rush back out.
They left behind them a ruined battlefield. Banquet tables turned over. Broken chairs. Burning tapestry churning black smoke.... Bodies. So many bodies. So many men and women—their own visions slowly narrowing into permanent darkness. They were afraid. They shouted for help, for their mothers, for anyone. Anyone living, please come and hold their hands. Be alive around them.
It surprised Rhea that so many didn’t even bother to shout for magisters. They were beyond healing.
Rhea sat in the corner, pressing a patch of her dress onto Suki’s shoulder. Suki remained unconscious. Rhea had removed the sword. The blood had poured out.MoreLess
Meridan guards had rushed in and either killed the last of the Findish rebels or chased them as they ran off. Some even jumped back through the smoldering gap in the wall and grabbed the ropes they had used to climb in, to rush back out.
They left behind them a ruined battlefield. Banquet tables turned over. Broken chairs. Burning tapestry churning black smoke.... Bodies. So many bodies. So many men and women—their own visions slowly narrowing into permanent darkness. They were afraid. They shouted for help, for their mothers, for anyone. Anyone living, please come and hold their hands. Be alive around them.
It surprised Rhea that so many didn’t even bother to shout for magisters. They were beyond healing.
Rhea sat in the corner, pressing a patch of her dress onto Suki’s shoulder. Suki remained unconscious. Rhea had removed the sword. The blood had poured out.MoreLess
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