So What Can You Do?

"..."

I turn my gaze to the side.

Aila looks at the situation in bewilderment, and...

I look at the reindeer carcass before me.

How did things end up like this?

I recall what happened a few days ago.

What happened before we even set out.

*

Surprisingly, I thought only Aila and I would go, but the others said they were coming along, too.

"I don't have anything else to do this time, and I heard they'd probably pay well..."...