There is a small forest town near the border that holds a tavern which bids a welcome to travellers who enter the kingdom. Under the darkness of the new moon the town is raided and burnt down by 12 soldiers send by a rival king. All residents but 1 find their death, along with several of the king's soldiers. Their reasons for battle are still unknown. Were the soldiers ordered to destroy the town and it's residents, or were they ordered to seek a valued object and did the residents find their death because they retaliated?
Either way, the only survivor is a 4 or 5 year old boy who hid in a stack of hay on his parent's farm. As the morning sun sheds a light on the towns remains, the boy wanders through the rubble and dead bodies of his loved ones without saying a word.
Lé problème:
Can a child of young age be submitted to such a horrific scene, being confronted with the dead bodies of perhaps his parents and other residents he knew? The destruction of the town will play a big part in the story since the boy is (presumed) to be the only survivor, and it sparks a war between the kingdoms. I don't recall any movies or books that portray a similar scene.
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