”Gaia what gives you pause? I ask you break open head and share?”

”There, ”she says staring ahead Bette looking in the same direction sees nothing.

”Gaia have you lost mind!?”

”I have not come, ”she says walking towards the light sheet of fog. Bette curious to know what captured her friends attention walks with her. As they both got closer Bette eyes began to adjust as she now sees a pair of feet laying still amongst the soil. Now standing fully over the image Bette now sees what gave her friend great pause. There laying on the cold ground was a deceased soldier dressed in the House of Jennicus colors. Before the light was removed from her eyes she stood massive in size. Her eyes closed, blood spilled from the left side of her mouth, and her skin once tanned in color was now grey and discolored. Gaia kneeled down beside the fallen soldier getting a full glimpse of the injury that stilled her life. In the middle of her stomach a hole the size of an adult goats head resided. The diameter of the whole was large enough that both Gaia and Bette could see the large grass blades that laid underneath her. Her wound also appeared to serve as food for the neighboring wild animals who feasted at will.

”Whoever is responsible for such demise if we shall ever cross paths I will engage her in a friendly embrace.”

”Gaia do you see what I see, ”she says looking at the wound more closely. Gaia kneeling back down looks at the soldiers wound again.

”Yes, it is clean free from ridges.”

”I’ve never seen anything like it.”

”Bette!” Hearing her name both she and Gaia turnaround to see one of their followers broke rank appearing before them.

”You were commanded to remain still!”

”Apologies, while awaiting further command my horse sought other interest leading me to a deceased soldier just beyond those tree shadows, ”she says pointing a few feet away from where they currently stood.

”Are you sure?”

”Initially I was not however laying eyes upon the deceased soldier before me I am convinced they are the same.”

”Explain yourself”.

”They share the same colors.” Her revelation confused them seeing the expression on their faces to signals them to follow her. Exactly 20 feet from the soldier they discovered laid another this soldier a red head both arms and a leg removed from her body. Judging from the streak of blood that followed it was clear she crawled from the point of attack still alive before succumbing to her wounds. She like the other soldier wore the House of Jennicus colors as well. Looking closely at her wounds they resembled the same the cuts were clean and smooth.