Afterward, Eric had some men drag part of the massive bonfire in the town's center to the door, while others hauled flammable materials from the village's long-abandoned houses.
A Priest emerged from the small house. He had just anointed the dead within with Holy Oil.
A Knight then set the sorrowful cottage ablaze, and flames quickly engulfed it.
The Frank priests stood outside, chanting a requiem for the dead within.
And so, a simple mass was held.
After the mass, Eric took a Torch and returned to the Church where the Turkic People were hiding.
The Priest, thinking Eric meant to burn down the Church, said, "Don't do this, Count. We fight in the name of God."
"We're only burning the door. I'll have men stand by with buckets of water, and if the fire spreads, they will attempt to extinguish it. We don't know how many Greeks have survived in this area. If we leave and let these three Turkic People remain, more people will be hurt, which I'm certain is not what God wants.
