It was too much of a hassle to cook today. He decided it was better to just gnaw on jerky and drink water, and wait until he returned to Iron Wall Castle for a proper meal.
That night, lying in a room that had belonged to an ascetic monk, Leech sent his consciousness out with his corpse bird to survey Iron Valley.
'Lilac Village is clean, and I've cleared out all the vine corpses along the road northeast to Beechwood Mountain Village. Once I take care of Beechwood Mountain Village and the corpses north of it, I'll finally be able to rest easy.'
To the north of Iron Valley lay impassable mountain ranges; Beechwood Mountain Village was its northernmost settlement.
Leech shifted his perspective, first checking on Iron Wall Castle.
The corpse bird folded its wings and landed on a windowsill of the inner keep, where it saw the maid, Alice, diligently wiping a table.
'Hmm, I have to introduce maid uniforms to Iron Wall Castle!'
