After returning from trip to Silva Insula Tengen begins to make way to Normandor. He potters about for some time before realising that the city is surprising empty for the time of day. With his business taken care of he slouches upon the gate wall hoping to see a familiar pass by. Some time passes until a troubled man appeared from the docks.
He enquired about the local inn keeper, a friend of his, who has been missing for a few days. Unsure, and free of time, Tengen offered to lend a hand by searching the inn. He made his way to the front double doors to find they had been sealed tightly from the inside. Clearly the inn was not open for business. After some discussion as to where the keeper could be an engineer feel silent. With his eyes widened and his expression frozen as if the air had escaped his lungs, he pointed to the open window on the first floor.
The friend of the Inn Keeper hesitantly moved forward. Before he could reach the window seal the engineer broke his silence by spitting out the words "There is blood by the stairs." Everything began to pick up a gear. Tengen rushed up the pine tree to get on the roof with the hope to pear in the second floor window. The other two followed suit, circling the building looking for a good vantage point. Open questions were repeatedly asked. "Who's blood is that?", "Do you see anymore?".
Tengen looked into the distance stuck in thought. This situation was getting more concerning by the minute. One of the two men called out. Exclaiming that he saw a body slashed within the attic. Tengen's expression saddened. A lose of life, a truly unsettling image of a slaughtered man had imprinted in his mind. All fell silent. It was with that the enquiring fellow asked to be alone. Tengen was willing to help further, but with the door locked from within the inside he knew there was nothing he could do. He knelt down and whispered a blessing to the fallen man before turning away wrapped in thought.
As he approached the bridge he over heard mutterings of "Was it the Knox?" ... "Apparently so".