As soon as the words fell, a faint silver ripple spread out. The silver wave was large, instantly enveloping the entire small settlement. Calling it a village was perhaps generous; it was just a circular cluster of buildings, barely adequate for a hundred souls.
With the detection of the silver wave, Chadite's expression turned exceedingly grave.
"What's wrong?" one of the men asked.
Chadite took a deep breath. "There are corpses—mostly women and children."
Hearing this, Alka and Jason immediately understood and hurriedly followed Chadite into the houses.
The central structure, likely where their leader resided, was the largest and seemed to include a hall for discussions. Inside, there was a wide bed, a table beside it, and animal skins hanging on the walls. Cowering in a corner beneath the bed were two naked girls, their eyes wide with terror as they looked at the newcomers.
Alka and Jason stepped aside. "It's up to you," one of them said to Chadite.
