[color=1a7b30][h2]Rezello[/h2][/color]
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[quote]"My condolences, sir Rezello," he said, and then a pause ensued as the old Scholar searched for words that could convey his curiosity but did not sound thoughtless. "I assume you know some of them. I could arrange another expedition to return them to their next of kins, that, if you don't mind, of course."[/quote]

Rezello glanced at the scholar, looking back down at the skeletal corpse in front of him before answering,  [color=1a7b30]“I appreciate the offer, but in their state I’m not sure I could identify most of them... nor am I certain whether there would be any next of kin to return them to.”[/color] With a wave of his hand he extinguished the second spark he had been using to inspect the bodies before continuing,  [color=1a7b30]“Aside from myself, I only know of twelve others that evaded the disappearance in Scheel, and I’m not entirely certain of their current whereabouts...”[/color]

[quote]“You said that an entire town disappeared suddenly one day? The remains here seem awfully light to populate an entire town. And even then, you would think there was more evidence of an invasion of only these monsters corralled them away.” said Fia. She wandered near one of the piles of bones, it was browned with dust and dirt, obviously corroded by the elements, no flesh remaining of any sort. They were small, delicate, and gave away just how young some of the victims were. “I don’t know what kind of sorcery was at play then. We can only wish that the souls of these people didn’t suffer.[/quote]

 [color=1a7b30]“It may simply be some misplaced hope of mine for answers to questions I’ve had for a decade, but from the age of the bones, the armor of the combatants, the... variety of deceased... I am confident these were people of Scheel. But, as you say, the number of bodies hardly accounts for all who vanished, and the matter of how they got here remains unanswered. I fear we may find more elsewhere in the forest...”[/color]

Perhaps they would have been better off if they really had just vanished.