"This is Paul's home. Life wasn't exactly good, but their family of four was complete until bandits broke in. The husband and two children were hacked to death by the bandits, and the wife was violated in front of their corpses before being taken away."
"Over there, a bomb hit that house and collapsed it, burying everyone underneath. By the time they were dug out, the bodies were unrecognizable."
"And over there..." Susan trailed off, gesturing to another ruin.
Several days of recovery had finally given the captain the ability to get up and walk.
But now, after suffering several days of inner torment, he had wasted away. His once robust frame rapidly withered, his head wound still wrapped in bandages. His full beard had been shaved off, leaving behind a pale face, and his mental state was extremely haggard.
Susan walked with the captain through Hamlet, pointing to the ruins and recounting what had happened there.
