After a burst of screams, Hudson took away the full quota of supplies, leaving behind the quartermaster with missing limbs and screaming in place.
The price for being heedless. A newcomer like Hudson needed someone to demonstrate his authority on, and this guy just showed up on his own. Who else could he blame?
The pitiful state of the Quartermaster was, of course, deliberately planned by Hudson. Otherwise, with Belsden's style, one bear's palm would have turned him into a pile of meat.
Now, he was not a pulp of flesh, but his limbs had indeed turned into one. With such injuries, even if he was rescued, his vitality has been drained a lot, leaving only a few days to live.
In order to not let the quartermaster die prematurely, Hudson cast a magic spell to stop his bleeding.
The negative example of a living man often has more educational value than a dead man.
