It took ten days for the executions to stop.
The high lord first purged his command. Four of the seven marshalls had fallen. He then told the marshalls to purge the weaveless under them.
Within two days the military was clean of the infection, and thanks to mandatory daily inspections, they stayed clean.
Once the military had been cleansed, he marched through the city. He forced his way into every home. He dragged every single one of the weaveless out into the streets and made an example of them.
He even set guards at the gate to catch anyone fleeing.
Once the inner city was clean, he set his soldiers loose on the outer city.
For the next week, the streets were awash with blood, and great pyres were built outside the city walls.
I forced Rowan to stay with Anna. I made it a priority that she didn't see any of it.
Then, one blessed morning, the screams stopped. The city was clean.
And life resumed.
