Ike stopped.
He had reached the overhang looking over the shipwreck.
Countless bodies lay strewn about the sand, painting it red with their blood.
This ship had been Ike's home away from home for these past months, and these men his family away from his family.
He would bury all of them. They deserved as much.
He started to work immediately.
Silently, Thoughtfully, he covered each body up with sand.
It was easier than burying a body in dirt, but there were so many. He had been digging for well into the day when he came upon the body.
"Ranulf….."
The corpse of Ranulf was strewn about the ground. Both wrists were cut. Both legs broken. He had died slowly and painfully.
"And by human hands…."
A quite furry welled up inside him.
A fury over the loss of his best friend.
The thirst for vengeance.
Slowly, he went about his work in silence.
No words could be said.
It was mid-afternoon when he had finished.
Sorrow gripped his heart, but also hope.
Hope for what he didn't find amongst the bodies.
Soren's corpse was nowhere to be found.
"He may still be alive, I have to find him. Then I'll avenge the deaths of all those who were killed here."
The priestess he had met must know something.
He would find her, and she would tell him what he wanted to know.
Before he left, he made one final sweep of the area, searching in vain for his trusty sword.
"It must have been swept away by the tide"
He left the area, without speaking another word.
Someone out there would pay.
He would make sure of that.
Erk and the others still might be in Bulgar. He would ask them about the clergy. With any luck, they could lead him to the cat-eyed priestess, and she could lead him to answers.
Determination set firmly in his heart, Ike made for Bulgar once again.
Not really any references here, except the chapter name. Things will start picking up in the next few chapters. I know it's been a long prologue, but Thanks to those who have bared with me for so long. I promise plenty of twists, turns, and characters in the near future.
Thank you for your continued support