Nadia sauntered into the settlement after several minutes had passed with her standing in place, her gaze focused on the destruction her actions had wrought on the unsuspecting Henosians.
Though they had managed to survive the assault, more than half of the settlement had been swallowed up by the conflict, leaving many in utter despair.
"Why, my ancestors?... Why do you allow these things to happen?... Why?" She heard a man cry out as he knelt before what remained of his dwelling.
Because it was winter, Nadia could tell that he had very little chance of ever recovering from what he'd lost… and so, she counted him as her first.
The Trial was to leave a hundred men destitute, and though it did not specify in what sense, Nadia chose the best option: stripping them of everything, ensuring that they would have nothing… not even the clothes on their backs would be spared.
