Ireth
Myth Weaver
My latest WIP begins with a battle, and there are casualties on both sides. The MC's best friend is one of them. The issue of what to do with him is rather problematic for a few reasons. It is the dead of winter and the ground is frozen, so simply burying him would be quite difficult. Cremation is also problematic, as that would require the use of quite a lot of wood, and the MC's people are VERY anal about harming trees needlessly (read: will mercilessly slaughter those who so much as break a branch) -- not to mention they live in the middle of a forest, so a fire could be tricky to contain. Leaving the body to the carrion is out of the question, as that fate is reserved for foes who don't deserve a decent burial.