Adiós a La Cuidad
Although it takes a frustratingly long time, even the eldest residents of the village were safely escorted back to their homes. The rest of the night passed uneventfully. After first light, the Lumberjacks enjoyed well earned rest augmented by tequila.
By early afternoon, everyone was awake again -- with slight hangovers possibly. The villagers despite their age and seeming feebleness had already made surprising progress in repairs to their home. The weather was overcast with a thunderstorm brewing.
Conversations with the villagers are encouraging. The people here believe that by entirely wiping out the vampire raiders, the Lumberjacks have bought them months or maybe even years of peace. Their village is too remote for most predators to bother visiting, so it was primarily this same gang of bloodsuckers which visited them as a part of their monthly migration. Humans and other mortals tend to stick close to the river while traveling north or south, but the monsters tend to travel west through the forest from here toward the vampire kingdoms.
Ana has some insight into the manner...