"Weapons at ready," Violet said, voice surprisingly even, in spite of the horror around them. She met Rictor's eye and nodded for him to step aside. As Feldwebel, Violet knew it a bad idea to risk her own life during most missions, but this one was different. Rictor could easily take her place if the need arose. She wasn't willing to sacrifice anyone on her team to check the bodies that lay strewn about. Especially strangers that she'd invited; those people were under as much protection as she could spare them.
"Magic users, I would appreciate your preparing for an ambush," she said, walking to the front of the group. "I am going to check some of these bodies. No one else is to touch them, in case they are cursed." In the event of her demise, Rictor and Raghnall knew that they were to continue on, and so she didn't need to say this aloud.
Taking a breath, Violet sheathed her katana and reached for a smaller blade that was fastened to her thigh. She held it out at the ready and then, with caution, reached for one of the decaying bodies.