However, the climate was but a minor concern; along the way, what truly began to unsettle Kolon's party was the 'accidents' that occurred every so often.
In the beginning, no one paid much attention, dismissing it as an individual's bad luck, but as the incidents became more frequent, panic started to spread among the crowd. There had been attempts to escape the group, but the outcome was far from good. The horribly mutilated corpse of a runaway was found days later, and what unspeakable horrors they suffered before death remained a mystery.
Everyone thought this was a punishment by the deities, perhaps they still couldn't escape the disaster, only Kolon's eyes widened at the scene.
The manner of the corpse's death was all too familiar to him.
