The Blog of armine

For the next several hours the two wandered somberly through the destroyed village; they looked hard for survivors, but found very few who had survived the attack. One villager was found bleeding to death by several knife wounds; Zamiel and Klarissa offered to try and help him recover but he waved them away, telling them he would die in his home. The two found several small children who had hidden (or stayed outside) when the attacks had occured; Zamiel and Klarissa soon decided they would take the young ones along with them, wherever it was that they were going. They made a stop at the Hennes' (characters from prev. text) house, and sadly discovered that Herr and Frau Hennes had been killed.

Four-year-old Adelle was found in a remote corner of her bedroom with what looked to be a heavy wooden log sprawled across her lap.

"Foot stuck", said the weary little girl as her rescuers drew closer to her...

Zamiel and Klarissa left Hohnstein with about fifteen young children, shortly after sundown that night; they had gathered whatever provisions they could find in the wrecked homes they had visited, and fortunately they were able to collect enough food (and a small amount of firewood) to get them through a couple of days. Even so they knew they had to resettle somewhere new, and not take too long in doing so; they instructed the kids to join hands as they made their way through unknown forests and settlements. They all huddled close together when they took short breaks to get some rest, and everyone had to keep a lookout for everyone else. When the little pairs of feet grew tired and weary from the excessive walking they did, Klarissa promised the young travellers that she and Zamiel would make a special home (essentially, set up an orphanage) for them all, once they were settled in their new living place.