After Marcus and his companions finished looting Zorot's hidden workshop, they returned to the surface of the ruined castle to find a group of mounted scouts heading in their direction.
"Houten's forces must have finally finished wiping out the bulk of the undead army." Eirwen surmised.
"It's about time. We crushed all of the strongest ones, so it should have been an easy matter to mop up the dredges. The fact that it took them this long shows a lack of competency." Roxene commented.
"Truthfully, we should be grateful it took them so long. If they had arrived earlier, we would not have been able to help ourselves to the castle's treasures with impunity." Inten said, his eyes locked on a large jewel that they had uncovered.
For another couple of minutes, the eleven members of Marcus' party continued to chat leisurely as they waited for Houten's scouts to reach them.
