[Major Ger and everyone else who was within the Inner City last night were all murdered by the 'Silver Summoner'…]
Though the man muttered this under his breath, all the recruits heard him loud and clear. At this point, even the slowest of them all had figured things out.
If Recruit 659 had gone to the Inner City with Major Ger the previous night, then it was very likely that he was dead.
Lots of eyes glanced in the direction of the person who was closest to the two people, and it was clearly obvious from the look on her face that she had figured this out.
Her shoulders slumped as the weight of the devastating news settled upon her, shrouding her demeanour in sorrow. Her strands of hair seemed to have a will of their own, falling forward with almost deliberate grace and forming a curtain that shielded her eyes which were red with tears from the prying eyes around her.