by Lilac Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:22 am
"The cabbage dealer?" Liseran said in surprise. "But...he just went missing earlier. The fact that he'dbe turned in so short...wait, what do you mean scratch or biting?"
"It means that's how he was turned."
The voice came from the hunter who had just appeared in the door. He observed Valen and the two bound creatures, merely sighing and closing his eyes.
"I guess you made the right call," he told the two younger ones. "If they're turned by biting and scratching, I'm guessing that means these people are not undead after all."
He'd place a hand on Liseran's head, a task not difficult considering she was more than a foot shorter than her.
"H-hey! Wh-what gives?" she exclaimed.
The man gave her a gentle tousle.
"It's my way of thanking you two for stopping me," he said. "Now. Why don't I get out some real chains to keep these two in place and we'll tell you what we found out in the village."
***
Travis had unlocked a nearby chest and had a series of locks, cuffs, and chains at the ready to which he helped Valen secure the creatures more readily, with one tied to a post, and the other to the bed. Meanwhile, Liseran explained what they found.
"We didn't learn anything we didn't already know," Liseran said. "But something interesting did occur earlier."
Liseran looked at Travis, as if asking for the go-signal. He gave her a firm nod.
"We overheard some Expiate officers talking earlier about their investigation," Liseran said. "It seemed that they weren't here to just investigate the murders."
Liseran's expression turned grim.
"Apparently the local graveyard has been upturned," Liseran said.
"Someone had been exhuming dead bodies," he said. "And the bodies have gone missing. What's mysterious though is that they left most of the valuables behind so they can't chalk it up to graverobbing."
"Whatever the case, this definitely seems like some undead work," Liseran said. "And it makes me anxious as to what will happen at nightfall. But I have a plan if you'll hear me out. But first, I want to hear what you found out from your tampering with the creature--err..person earlier."