"So, what the hell are those things?" Bruce asked when the battle ended around midnight.
Lucius began to treat Bruce's wounds and Chris went to check the forge. The place looked like a blacksmith atelier through and through since it had hammers, anvils, furnaces… a bunch of other things that Bruce didn't care about.
"They appeared recently in the city I came from," Eclair replied with her crossed arms. "I was looking for travelers and survivors, when I found them carrying some unconscious people on their shoulders. I had a hard time dealing with them, even though I caught them by surprise."
Eclair massaged her wrists and Bruce could see some bruises in there. Lucius healed her as much as he could, but some marks can last for a while.