Around him, the veteran warriors from an earlier era shared his anger, their expressions filled with grief and indignation.
"Sigh… I was once close to the previous Marquis of Dolche. To think his family would meet such a tragic end," one of the older knights murmured.
The evidence of the marquis's and his family's fate was painfully clear. After the fortress fell and every soldier perished, the family met a similarly grim demise. Perhaps they could have fled, but they chose to stay, facing a brutal death instead.
Anita's gaze fell on a smaller figure among the corpses, clearly a woman. Her torn and tattered dress hung loosely around her waist, a grim testament to the horrors she had endured. Unable to bear the sight, Anita closed her eyes.
