Malkai waited neat the entrance for Alyssa, and he was soon joined by the others. Vivian sent what he guessed was her familiar down to Alyssa. Malkai had Falchion do the same, figuring that if there is trouble they could some some brawn. Falchion flew behind  Bernard, giving the bird a simple greeting. [b]「Morning.」[/b]

Soon Falchion arrived to the grand hall shortly after Alyssa and Bernard did. He stayed flying in the air and scanned the area around him. While not the smartest of birds, Falchion did have an excellent memory. It was important since unlike Bernard Falchion ant telepathically communicate with Malkai without a magic spell, so he'll have to return and tell him what he knows. While Falchion was looking around he saw the dead orc and flew near her. From observation he could see that she was stabbed by a great big sword of some sort and died. It must have been an old and rusty blade, as the wound was festering. 

Falchion also noticed that all her equipment was still with her, so she wasn't killed by looters or a particularly intelligent being. It also meant Falchion could swoop in and steal something lightweight from her body, like her coin purse. Malkai had trained Falchion to loot such small things from corpses. So he took the coin purse and moved to an alcove large enough to fit him, where he'd hide the coin purse as well. Once Malkai came in he could give it to his partner for snacks.

Malkai in the meantime simply waited, sharpening his axe.