>>5888439The pack leader himself is a beast upon the battlefield, able to trample through formations, but the dragon tackles it with a flying charge and wrestles it down into the earth. The two claw at each other, but the dragon forces open its mouth and breathes fire down its throat, causing it to burst from the inside and then dissolve.
All the beasts, without exception, are put down. Wolf-scouts, having gotten the scent, sweep the surrounding area for miles and miles, but there is no further sign of demonic taint upon the land. Every spot where one such creature died is as though salted earth, a permanent mark upon the landscape by these foul abominations.
There are seven girls who yet live, though it cannot be known if they would ever fully recover. They do not speak or react much to outside stimuli, beyond fearing the touch of anyone and recoiling from it. If the creatures have done something to them, it may be better to put them to death. It is a difficult and horrifying choice.
What is to be done with these women?
