Everyone took showers and changed into clean clothes. The women used one trailer and the men took over the other. Troy and Bernard had no interest in leaving Nicolas's side, though he managed to take a shower by himself. The three of them sat and talked when Vorlyk went to check on Madayah.
"Bernard's little sister died in the attack against us and we both lost our parents," Troy said.
"It took two weeks for us to get home. By then the funerals were over. They burned the bodies in a mass pyre due to the number of casualties. We went there, but nothing remained but a few cabins that escaped fire. The main house burned completely. We each took a small jar of ash and that's all we've had." Bernard's voice broke.
"Will we return?" Troy asked.
"Yes. There aren't many of us, and right now th
