Conan and Brissa watch as the raiding party gathers the dead. The Army of the Lost gathers not weapons or treasure but corpses. They follow as the Army of the Lost drags away corpses in nets. Brissa realizes the Picts made Conan’s sword. It is an ancient artifact of her people and the family, friends, and heritage she has lost.
She yearns to attack and destroy the raiding party. Conan stays her hand. So they follow this portion of the Lost Tribe that separated from her people after the Tribal Wars. Brissa wonders if the Cimmerians who inhabit this harsh landscape are hardy enough to turn back the undead invaders. Conan hopes to find their base of operations and reenact the battle of Venarium by uniting Cimmerian villages and turning back the Army of the Lost.
For more on this story see my original review.
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