The march to Rorenville was fine. Ghent was sort of zoning out and appreciating the scenery. There was a lot of the natural beauty of the forest to appreciate. Although this wasn’t a pleasant hike. They were heading to investigate a series of grisly murders. And when they arrived it was easy to tell the killings took a toll on the village’s mood. Not even in the Hyland’s was a place with such a miserable feeling. Oh sure, it was definitely one of those backwater villages that was falling into neglect.  But even those had a type of life to it, this place was sapped of that energy.

Eventually, they’d be greeted by the elder of the village. He’d stand there listening as the man explained what was going on to Afira. It seemed that due to the village’s position, their duke didn’t take much attention to their complaint. Ghent would think to himself that it was shameful to neglect these people. Well, at least they were here, but that was hardly reassuring given Relan’s reaction.

Once the man was done speaking, Afira would address the group with what would be their plan. Rikshath was the first step up to accompany her to the lumber mill. That meant it was just him and Nareck to interview the witness and the family. Not wasting any time Ghent would speak up, “Got it. Nareck and I will go interview the family first and then the elder’s daughter.”