I stood there for a moment, confused at what she was saying.
"So you have seen this before after all?"
Kassie did not respond immediately. She simply turned and ignored the reanimated assassins. Walked right past them like they weren't there. They reached for her and she didn't even glance at them.
She walked toward the dead slaves.
I understood then. For Kassie, this was different. These weren't strangers lying in the water. These were women she'd freed. The moment they were touched, it became personal, and whoever had pulled this stunt, whatever point they'd been trying to prove, they'd gone and bitten off far more than they could chew.
Kassie reached the bodies and stared down at them.
"Cindy."
The monstrous horse materialized in a shower of sparks, standing beside Kassie with her unnatural height. Even in the dim tunnel light, the creature's presence was immense.
"Burn them for me... peacefully."
