Graga, Magan, and Orego all lay dead, their heads missing, limbs and tails severed and scattered in the forest.

Okar, Okana and Leragh raced on as Malach painfully brought up the rear, hotly pursued by thundering Diabaine feet.

They left behind their relations, hoping to save their own sorry skins, and did not even look back at the Humaine maiden they believed Orego had killed.