The battle is over.
Duncan's status is now somewhat different.
However, the group had just experienced a fierce battle, and would need at least two days' rest before they could set out again. The battle here wasn't about women, but about taking down a Legendary Level nine-headed hydra lizard, and time was needed to perform funeral rites for the deceased, after which they would take a handful of ashes and be done with it.
If the deceased were a father or brother, they'd smear the ashes on their bodies, thus inheriting their courage and strength.
The average life expectancy of Usga Barbarian warriors is about thirty-five years. Very few make it back to the tribe alive at the end. Given this miserable life expectancy, they believe in living for pleasure, enjoying life to the fullest, and never missing an opportunity to sleep with a woman when it arises, these wild and vigorous barbarians would say.
