Chapter 17

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• Lorduc’s POV
• Aggil and I followed the trail, noticing that very few traders were about. This wasn’t unusual for this time of season, as they commonly took a break after their long journeys. However, what struck both of us as peculiar was the number of carcasses we came across. I furrowed my brow in frustration. The rogues had left the carcass behind but taken the hides. This was a classic sign of rogue behaviour. However, the situation was much worse than that; the numbers were staggering. It felt like they were wiping out everything that moved.