Heroes' Reward
“We couldn’t move with all of our injured. There were over two hundred of them, and we simply didn’t have the means. I suspected no one had been able to anticipate the level of damage one short clash could wreak. I certainly hadn’t.
Besides, we had just over a hundred people to bury.
At least it had stopped raining.
Between the almost disrespectfully brief funerals, the soldiers performed drills. The casters practised their spells under the leadership of Murdoch. Devereaux worked with the Pairs.... Taro and I spent most of our time with Browne in the healers’ tent, so he could ease the pain of Browne’s patients. One of the benefits of his work was that it slackened the demand for soothing medicines that needed to be carefully rationed.
At night, people who could sleep at all seemed to have a lot of nightmares. I could hear them crying out.
I didn’t sleep much, either, but it was if I’d gotten used to it. I had developed the habit of rising much earlier in the morning than had been my custom throughout my life.MoreLess
Besides, we had just over a hundred people to bury.
At least it had stopped raining.
Between the almost disrespectfully brief funerals, the soldiers performed drills. The casters practised their spells under the leadership of Murdoch. Devereaux worked with the Pairs.... Taro and I spent most of our time with Browne in the healers’ tent, so he could ease the pain of Browne’s patients. One of the benefits of his work was that it slackened the demand for soothing medicines that needed to be carefully rationed.
At night, people who could sleep at all seemed to have a lot of nightmares. I could hear them crying out.
I didn’t sleep much, either, but it was if I’d gotten used to it. I had developed the habit of rising much earlier in the morning than had been my custom throughout my life.MoreLess
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