Grail Knight Geobrick (3)

While galloping in haste, Leon explained to the queen and the cadets about the 'barbarians who worshipped the Beast Gods.'

"They are like rats. No matter how often we hunt them down and reduce their numbers, they breed and multiply somewhere."

Hari wondered if it was similar to the periodic campaigns against the northern tribes.

"B-but still... flaying people alive and killing even children..."

"The kingdom and its knights are not fools who favor inefficiency. They flayed them because of the engravings."

"Engravings?"

Leon tossed Hari a piece of something. She barely caught it while riding, then shrieked, "Kyaaa!" at its squishy, strange texture.

"H-human skin?!"

"You saw the place filled with people whose skins had been flayed, so why are you surprised?"

"Ugh..."...