The northern region of the Bone Forest.
Outside the ice wall, it was exceptionally quiet.
Inside the ice wall, it was extraordinarily lively.
To celebrate their great victory, the Guards had built a low tower of firewood and lit a bonfire. They re-cooked the already roasted meat and served it on the tables.
The Faceless Monkeys had been completely reduced to a meal on a plate, their meat delicious.
Besides the monkeys, there were also wild rabbits, boars, snakes, and hedgehogs from the forest that had been innocently caught up in the fray, and even the meat of Tree Monsters, which tasted remarkably similar to venison.
As long as it was edible, no Guard would refuse it.
Everyone gathered around the bonfire, dancing to celebrate the food and victory while singing a folk song from the Green Shade Territory.
"Three crows, bellies rumbling, my friend, where shall we find a meal today?
"The Knight is long dead, his blood long dry.
