[Gretin]

Abhay crawled away the way he had come until he thought he was a safe distance, then jumped to his feet and started running in the direction of the village, sacrificing stealth for speed. He wanted to get to the village in time to warn them of what he thought was an impending industrial attack, not realizing that the village had already been destroyed.
He didn't stop running until he turned into the entrance of the village, then he stopped so suddenly he left a skid mark in the ground. He stood there for a few minutes, gazing around in horror.
Then he came to his senses and grabbed up his slingshot, half-expecting to see sligs leap out from the trees or behind the remains of huts and start firing at him. He started walking around the debris, searching for any sign of survivors.