There were attacks by demonic beasts every day, but having replenished its forces and supplies, Strigol was able to fight them off, albeit at the cost of some minor damages.

The rotting corpses that had been the source of an epidemic had been roughly disposed of, and simple tents had been erected in the areas where the debris had been cleared away. Having changed from providing soup kitchens to distributing food to the residents, smoke rose from their cooking, and the men who had switched careers to mining were shoveling down their meals.