Little Griff had witnessed Aleksei's final battle in its entirety.
He hid in the attic, peering down through the broken floorboards.
It wasn't until the Prosens had left that he quietly opened the attic door, deftly jumping to the ground.
He quickly approached Aleksei's side and picked up the photograph of Tatiana that lay on the ground.
Aleksei's body had been mangled by his own Grenade of Glory, but Little Griff mustered his courage and closed his eyes with his hands.
"Rest in peace, Alyosha, I will tell Tatiana of your final heroic stance."
Little Griff said. He took a grenade from the dead Prosen Soldier, twisted off the cap, wedged the grenade between two floor tiles, and fixed the pull cord to the corpse's belt.
In this manner, he set crude booby traps beneath each Prosen Soldier, tucking extra grenades at his waist before he proceeded to the doorway, listening cautiously to the sounds outside.
