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As soon as they reached the Zavala Forces’ camp…
“Shall we begin preparing the bodies for transportation back to the kingdom, sir?” a junior officer asked Ninetail, who was still disguised as Colonel Legent.
“No, not yet,” Ninetail shook her head. Then, she looked at the office and said, “There’s another battle tomorrow morning. The men need to rest. Besides, it’s not summer, so the bodies won’t rot overnight. Let them be for now.”
“But… we cannot just leave our fallen comrades stacked in those carts—”
“And do we have enough coffins for all of them? How do you propose we handle that many bodies? Our soldiers are already stretched thin—think about their exhaustion before you suggest more work! What? Did you leave your brain behind at home before coming to the battlefield?”
“A-Apologies, sir!” the junior officer stood straight as a rod after being scolded.
“Yes, I agree taking care of our fallen comrades is important. But let’s cater to our living soldiers first, shall we?”
“Yes, sir!”
“We’ll give them the treatment they deserve tomorrow afternoon. Until then, leave everything as it is and let the men rest.”
“Yes, sir!”
As night fell over the encampment, the carts filled with corpses were hauled to the edge of the Zavala camp. The soldiers covered the carts with...
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