Go back and look for her companions

After Madeline gathered her wits about her in a good hiding spot among some rocks. She waited for at least an hour--long enough to know that danger was not imminent--she new she had to go back to find her companions. Sam, of course, was struck down--no doubt dead from that spear hurled directly at his face. But the others might yet be alive.

She crept back toward the town of Nipton. She managed to moved to a position where she could see the town square. When she looked her stomach began to churn and a sense of dread and disgust filled her.

She saw hanging upon a cross Dr. Giles. He appeared lifeless--or at least from that distance. He hung still as a statue, his figure pale as the lab coats he used to wear.

She saw Captain Ward, his face battered and bruised. He was on his knees, soldiers around him.

Madeline risked creeping closer--but she could do nothing against the twenty or more men that milled about. But she was able to see the same figured wearing the wolf's head talk to Ward. She strained to hear him, but the man's voice carried just enough.

"You were a fool to have attacked us. And while you use cowardly range weapons you fought well." He crossed his arms and smirked "I did not expect you to kill as many of us as you did. Your friend was a coward. That is why he got the cross."

The legionnaire pointed to Dr. Giles' lifeless corpse. Ward spat at the feet of the soldier and muttered something that must have been a curse, Madeline couldn't understand it.

"Defiant unto the end." he said pulling his sword out "You receive a quick **** for your courage." And with a sudden movement the soldier was next to Ward and with a downward blow separated Ward's head from his body. The head rolled a meter way spurting blood in a grotesque display. His headless corpse sat motionless for a moment then tottered over into the sand and dirt.

It took everything within Madeline to not wretch at the sight. Had she a mirror she would have seen her face pale. She turned and as the tears filled her eyes for her companions she hurried away from Nipton.