Mallory noticed how most of the villagers of Ghoulsville followed them with their eyes and not their feet. When they arrived where the villager had led them, soon the body of a beheaded woman whose head was nowhere to be seen greeted her and Hadeon. Blood had spilled on the ground from the area of the neck, which had dried and turned dark.
"Talk about a headless beauty," Hadeon remarked dryly, his golden eyes scanning the scene before him.
"This is Miranda," the villager informed them. "She went missing this morning. One of the village men stumbled upon her during our forest patrol."
Hadeon kneeled beside the body, examining the wound with detachment. He then said,
"Ask your men to go to the mountain where the river flows from. They will find a short white shrub, which is popularly called Death Poke. A popular ingredient in tea, cookies, cakes, and biscuits that people once used to use with. Excellent smell and taste would make you think it is better than chocolate."
