"I'm fine. I understand. We won't be coming back to this area again. Mr. Medivh said unguarded graves are easily dug up by wild beasts, and he's willing to help us transport our ancestors' remains to Kurd."
The Tiger-Cat Chieftain waved a hand to show that it was all right. He explained to his people why the Skeletons had been digging up their graves.
If circumstances allowed, bringing their ancestors' remains with them when they migrated was indeed a good choice.
Once they understood what had happened and learned that the Skeletons were helping them relocate their ancestors' graves, the Tiger-Cat people's expressions softened. They didn't bother the Archaeology Skeletons excavating the graveyard.
Their graves weren't the only ones being moved. Archaeology Skeletons were also excavating the ancestral graveyards of the Fox-Rabbit tribes.
The Tiger-Cat Chieftain trusted their good friends. Nothing could happen to them if everyone was together.
In their experience, Necromancers used fresh corpses as spell components. They didn't think their ancestors' dry bones would be damaged.
They figured the Gnoll corpses collected from the battlefield were what the Skeletons used to raise undead.
And there was even less reason to worry about associating with a Necromancer.
Their good friends had told them there was a Church of Light chapel in Kurd. This was a Necromancer who basked in the light.
Besides, they had seen the Light Priest Corps watching from behind the battlefield. The Light Priests hadn't stopped the Skeleton Legion from collecting corpses, so what could possibly be wrong?
Against the Skeleton Legion, whose weakest members were experienced Apprentice Knights and which had an absurd number of First- and Second-Rank Bone Spirits, the Bloodclaw Tribe's Gnoll army was helpless. The Skeletons also had the advantage of being their natural counter, and the Gnolls soon fell into