The sun was setting in the west when they arrived at the neighboring village. Shane frowned when he noticed the gates were ajar and no one was in sight. The village looked deserted and eerily quiet as though it had been unoccupied for months.
Nyx stopped by the gates as she stared in; her hands tightened around her reins and she kicked her horse with her legs, motioning it to move.
Shane followed behind, a little afraid. Well, he prayed that whatever it was, was not greater than what they had seen in the forest.
''Have mercy… '' Nyx spoke as her horse came to a halt instantly. Shane, who was behind, walked forward and his lips fell open at the sight in front of him.
On the ground were littered bodies of people. There were a few vultures on some of the bodies and Shane grimaced as he watched one of the vultures pull out something that looked like an intestine from one of the bodies.
