"Ishil was supposed to travel to Gabash on the day Acala broke Dawn free." Nalrond said. "She wanted to buy a white fabric roll for her wedding dress and a few decorations for our future home."
"So she might have survived as well." Friya pointed out.
"Unlikely." He replied. "Ishil said she would leave after lunch. She first wanted to discuss the final details of our ceremony with my mother and was waiting for her to return from her patrol.
"Dawn escaped at noon, when the sun was at its highest and my mother still on her way back. I believe Ishil is dead. Otherwise, I would have met her in Gabash. I reached the village just hours after the attack.
"You have no idea how slow she was when shopping. We only had the money we made as healers and she thought thrice before spending a single copper coin. Her constant back and forth before picking a gods-damn doily drove me crazy every time we went to the market together." A sad smile formed on his face, making Friya's heart tighten.
