Garris fought to keep a smile on his face . Her answer was satisfactory , anyone would simply nod and move away from the matter . But his gut told him something was wrong . The soldiers hadn ' t brought any bodies back with them , though they ' d clearly taken losses . So unless they had buried the men at the site of the battle , the dead men must still be out there somewhere . And even then , he still had more questions . Instead , he shook his head , sighing . I just . he stepped close , pulling his wife into an embrace . I worry . We have a strong , defensible keep here , yet Sunspear is the same and the slavers were still able to strike there with impunity . I ' m afraid , I ' m not ashamed to admit it . Qoren and hundreds of others killed by these slavers , so many missing and hurt . if anything were to happen to you or the children I ' d never forgive myself .