Although the battle was won, the work was far from over in the region. Dealing with the dead bodies was a top priority since even in cold regions like that, the disease could spread quite fast. Fortunately, cremating the mercenaries' bodies was relatively easy. The only problem was offering a proper burial to the fallen soldiers and recognizing them before that.
Although they didn't have to, the region's civilians helped with that, and thanks to it, all that task had been finished in just a single week. Once that happened, they returned to their villages and towns while being escorted by soldiers who would stay with them for the next months helping repair what had been destroyed. Life had to continue in one way or the other, after all.
