Savages of the Sacred Salvage
You slip away while they're distracted with their frenzy of greed, and run to inform the Chief and his elite warriors.
As Haithim had no family, his remaining property upon his death would come into the possession of the Chief's household, so of course they make it there in all haste and restore order.
The messengers are allowed to go free as it's agreed on by all that they didn't mean any harm, and really did help a lot. The disloyal servants who would rob the dead--and rob the Chief--are executed in the harshest manner available to the tribe; tied to demon locusts the next time they appear, and taken alive to Hell when they leave.
You and Bainto are richly rewarded, and even invited to the Chief's household for dinner. You become recognized and greatly respected members of the tribe, consulted on about all manner of things over the years. In particular you're both seen as having a keen mind for criminal activity, and eventually the trust you're given is so great that you can have anyone, anyone at all, executed by accusing them of a crime.
In this manner you acquire several sons and daughters even as you pass your childbearing years, by adopting young children you take a fancy to after having their parents put to death. Many years later, you die peacefully at home, surrounded by your adopted children and grandchildren, and are mourned by the entire tribe and remembered as one of the most fair and upstanding citizens they ever had.
As Haithim had no family, his remaining property upon his death would come into the possession of the Chief's household, so of course they make it there in all haste and restore order.
The messengers are allowed to go free as it's agreed on by all that they didn't mean any harm, and really did help a lot. The disloyal servants who would rob the dead--and rob the Chief--are executed in the harshest manner available to the tribe; tied to demon locusts the next time they appear, and taken alive to Hell when they leave.
You and Bainto are richly rewarded, and even invited to the Chief's household for dinner. You become recognized and greatly respected members of the tribe, consulted on about all manner of things over the years. In particular you're both seen as having a keen mind for criminal activity, and eventually the trust you're given is so great that you can have anyone, anyone at all, executed by accusing them of a crime.
In this manner you acquire several sons and daughters even as you pass your childbearing years, by adopting young children you take a fancy to after having their parents put to death. Many years later, you die peacefully at home, surrounded by your adopted children and grandchildren, and are mourned by the entire tribe and remembered as one of the most fair and upstanding citizens they ever had.
