[h2][b][color=fff200]Sir Aurelian Asellius[/color][/b][/h2]

Something had definitely happened at this humble farmhouse.  The occupants were nowhere in sight, and it looked like there had been a struggle.  Most worriesome, however, was the tracks leading to the fields, which were heavily damaged.  It didn't look like Nuniel's handiwork- whatever did this was monstrous enough to plow through crops as if they weren't there, yet simple-minded enough to leave the peasant's dwelling unscathed.

There was no sign that the patrol could've been here, but whatever attacked this place could potentially be connected to their disappearance. Even if it wasn't, Aurelian felt a duty to root out and eliminate this threat before it could prey on more innocent peasants.  Besides, removing whatever monster was lurking about might curry some favor with the Marshal even if they didn't find any evidence of the patrol.

[color=fff200][i]It appears as though some sort of monstrous creature had attacked this place, and judging from the damage to the crops, it was something big.  I don't see any damage to the home, so perhaps there could be a survivor within.[/i][/color]

Aurelian cast a spell, conjuring a bright light about 50 feet above him to signal to Kyra that he had found something important and needed her at his location.  He wasn't sure if Vyandar would be able to see it, but didn't expect that the dragonborn would be close enough or have a suitable vantage point to notice.

[i][color=fff200]I wonder if he's found anything,[/color][/i] he pondered as he watched the radiant sphere reach its full intensity.

After the spell was cast and his beacon of light was in place, the paladin opted to take a closer look around while his companion was descending down to the ground.  He dismounted, walked over to the house and knocked on the door.

[color=fff200]"Hello?  Is anyone in here?  I am Sir Aurelian, Paladin of Sol.  I chanced upon your dwelling, and if anyone's still here, I'll help you however I can."[/color]

If there was no answer, Aurelian would tentatively open the door, but not step through the threshold.  Rather, he would peer into the interior, attempting to gauge whether or not anyone was within, dead or alive.  With his eyes acclimated to the bright light of the spell that he had cast, however, it might take a few moments for him to see anything within.

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