Rikshath looked around the small settlement that they'd been dispatched to. It was a somber-looking place, with an atmosphere that spoke of fear and dark tidings. Perhaps that was to be expected, considering what they'd been told about this job. It wasn't too long before their admittedly ragtag group were introducing themselves before the elder.

After learning about how long these murders had been going on, Rikshath could only wonder why the Knights that had been sent before had not deigned to resolve the issue. However, it wasn't too long after his wonderings that their leader had turned around to face them. 

[color=fff79a]"I will go and investigate the lumbermill. Might I request one of you to accompany me? The others, I ask that you learn what you can from the daughter and the family?"[/color] At her request, Rikshath stepped forward.

[color=662d91]"If you will have me, Lady Afira, I will accompany you to the lumbermill."[/color] Rik figured that his Shiekah training would (hopefully) prepare him for whatever grisly sight awaited them. If what the Elder had told them was true about the body, having someone losing their most recent meal over the crime scene would only hinder an investigation. As he turned around and glanced at the lumbermill, he could see that it had been a long time indeed since it had been last used. [color=662d91]"I have a bad feeling about this..."[/color] he muttered to himself.