Shen Can signaled for Shi Jun and his clan members to consider.
...
A few days later.
This small valley was engulfed in raging flames, erasing all traces.
After the fire died down, a modest mound of earth was piled at the valley's end.
The people emerging from the valley split into two groups.
One group, led by Huo Muu, headed north back to the tribe. The team included injured clan soldiers and over forty women and children, all from the valley tribe.
Huo Muu, carrying Shen Can's instructions, would inform Huo Chang to separately settle this group and provide them focused protection.
If anyone's mind was eroded by the curse, they must be swiftly killed.
There were also instructions to have his disciple Huo Yunn attempt to heal those afflicted by the curse; whether it would work remained to be seen.
The Blazing Flame Division would surely encounter such issues again, and early preparation is wise.
