Rik'shath dutifully followed the leader of the small band that called themselves the Valorbrands. As they made their way to the lumber mill, the silence was only broken by the sounds of nature around them, as well as the directives that Afira gave him. Rikshath made mental notes as the directives came, but otherwise kept his thoughts focused on what they might find ahead. However, when the door was opened, all his expectations were shown to be lesser than the grisly scene that lay before them.

When the large wooden doors were swung open, a very strong musk of decay and death assaulted his nose. Instinctively, the Sheikah recoiled ever so slightly, but quickly recomposed himself. Trying to breathe as shallowly as possible, the Shiekah followed the Knightess inside. Viscera made a macabre trail leading to the poor victim, whose body had been unceremoniously left to the ravages of nature. Rikshath duly noted the maggots that crawled freely over what remained of the body. While his leader valiantly stepped forward and busied herself with examining, the body, Rikshath instead moved around to examine the rest of the lumbermill. 

It seemed that the old lumbermill was seeing use, just perhaps not how those that had originally constructed it had intended. Rik found various bones laying around, ranging from intact to just shards. Other macabre things were spread about such as bits of flesh, and what the Sheikah strongly suspected were entrails. After making note of some markings that looked strangely like tracks, Rik joined his leader in examining the body.

[color=662d91]"My Lady, I've noticed a few unusual things in the surroundings. Something has been using this lumber mill as a hideout, if not as a home. Bits of bones and other viscera are here, likely not from our victim. I've also found bits of what appear to be tracks, although I can't make out enough to identify what made them."[/color] Rik then examined the body, noting the markings around the wound in the torso. Then, he looked at the gaping hole where the man's intestines used to be. [color=662d91]"I'm sure you already might have noticed, but these marks weren't made by a man-made weapon. I can't fathom why the intestines are missing. My best guesses are ruled out by other oddities I see in the body. I'm afraid I'm at a loss as to how the body got here."[/color]