I Got Isekai'd, Well Shyt! Vol. 1, 2, and 3

*Vol.2 Hunting Down a Coward.

Zellin orders his men to prepare a burial for the fallen soldiers.

It was Dwarven tradition to bury their dead with a stein of ale and some meat roasted on a spit.

The dwarves did this to honor those who they lost.

"We honor the fallen for Fiafyr!" Zellin said as he took a deep drink from his stein and handed it to Quinus. "To our fallen comrades, we shall see you again. In the next life."

'God, so many people died to save me.' Rya thought to herself.

She then looked over to Zellin and saw that his eyes filled with grief. He seemed to be holding back tears, but his face was etched with sadness.

He then gave a small cough and wiped away the tears that had begun to form in his eyes.

"To honor our fallen comrades, may the goddess bless your souls and welcome you home."

Hajdah, Laika, and the surviving mages stood atop the hill overlooking the army below.

"Laika, when things settle down I will need you to train Lady Rya water magic."

She nodded in agreement. "She is already so formidable? I've never seen someone cast a spell like that before! The power behind it is beyond anything I have ever experienced. It felt as though the whole mountain shook when she unleashed her earth magic! She should be the strongest mage in all of Fiafyr!"

Hajdah smiled. "Yes, yes she is. Those earth golems were something else. I've never seen a earth mage make identical golems twice, let alone four at once! That was quite impressive."

"If she was this strong, why did we almost attack her when she came to Ironside?" Suhail said with a raised brow as he recalled the first time they met Rya.

Hajdah, Laika, Akashia, and Dreshan all cringed at his words.

"That was a mistake," Hajdah said. "I was out of line too. I was also blinded by the fact that she is a dark elf and I'm sorry for involving us in such a matter."

Akashia nodded in agreement. "I have no excuses either. I was just as foolish. We will not make that mistake again, Suhail."

"Yeah, we shouldn't judge races on sight. We should observe them if we aren't sure," Dreshan added. "We were lucky she is a good person deep down inside and deserves to be treated with respect."

"Aye... That be true... Well, we should give Kyan a proper burial after his sacrifice."

They agreed and began to walk back down the hill to attend his funeral.

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After everyone was done mourning, Zellin ordered his men to begin digging graves for all the fallen soldiers.

Rya wanted to help but the dwarves told her it was their rite of passage and tradition which they would do themselves.

"Rya? Are you okay?" Nieren asked as she noticed Rya was looking off into the distance.

'I know we were going to fight these mercenaries sooner or later. But did I make things worse? Fuck! Why did I let my guard down?' Rya thought to herself.

"Uh... Yeah, I'm fine..."

She looked up and saw that the sun had started setting in the west.

"Lady Rya, it wasn't your fault." Sir George said when he saw the look of guilt on her face. "You shouldn't need to fear being enslaved. No one should fathom the idea of being enslaved. I know that these words seem hollow, but that guilt you feel now is not yours to bear and we're here to help you. You have our word that we are here for you, my lady."