Whistling Winds: A Short Story

After a failed quest, an adventurer is racked with survivor's guilt and shame for her partner's death. Upon returning to Hawthorne Hut, she is immediately questioned and ridiculed by the local Wood Wailers. Afterwards she buries her partner alone, giving a eulogy only heard by her. Eventually, she disappears into the Black Shroud, never to be heard from again, though the sound of a blade cutting through the wind can be heard at night. This swordsman, would not let a death go unpunished.