After a full day's march, as dusk approached, Three-fork River Castle finally appeared before them.
The mercenaries and militiamen, who had just endured a major battle, grumbled incessantly throughout the forced march.
But they had finally returned to the vicinity of Three-fork River Castle, and this group's work was done. The families of the fallen would receive a stipend, and the survivors would collect their pay.
Of course, this pay was for the mercenaries; the regular militiamen received little compensation for their military service.
The Fosak Knight from Iron Stone City, for instance, immediately left with his thirty-odd mercenaries. It was unclear if this was how many he had brought in total, or if this was all that remained after their losses.
"What a great location," Leech sighed, looking at the Three-fork River.
