Kiah wrinkled her nose as a foul stench permeated the air around. Even Naya next to her grimaced at the smell.
The sight didn't help.
Gazing at the the thrasher's bodies lay sprawled across the clearing, twisted, ashen and even more decayed than they were before, Kiah scowled.
This wasn't how she'd planned to spend her afternoon. Inspecting decomposing corpses? Absolutely not.
Beside her, Anwyll turned to Emiko and Mr. Dai.
"Do you recognize any of them?"
Mr. Day stepped forward slowly, his brows drawn in concentration as he studied what was left of the thrashers. For a long moment, he said nothing.
Finally, his shoulders dropped and he shook his head. "It's hard to tell. The bodies are too damaged. But… it could've been the body of one of the missing residents. That's the only explanation that makes sense, right?"
Anwyll didn't answer. He simply stared at the five corpses, eyes narrowed in thought.
