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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 2316124" data-attributes="member: 19990">The discussion complete, Oirhandir helped collect enough firewood to make a decent funeral pyre and to lay the bodies out with some measure of dignity.  He insisted that the surviving bandits aid in this task to the extent that they were able; after all, the deceased were their comrades, and there was no time like the present to accustom them to honest work.That complete, he joined the caravan in the little clearing, and pointed out the waist-high stone pillar at its entrance that once served as the marker for the turn-off to Fallon, many, many years ago.  He also pointed out the path at the rear of the clearing that was the beginning of the old road, and implored the curious to "go and see for yourself -- there are still cobblestones there poking through the ground".After a quick meal, and seeing that the animals were cared for and watered, Oirhandir lead the bandits who were conscious to the funeral pyre, and asked if anyone wanted to say a few words.  Once the simple ceremony was concluded and the pyre lit, the elf mounted Hiriloce, and took up his vigil at the back of the caravan once again, glancing back at the forlorn survivors of Phineus's folly as the smoke drifted over the road.</blockquote>