Night had fallen over the humble village of Artaris. Every night since the attack that saw the passing of their lord had always carried a certain gloom.
But this time, it was worse.
The woman that had been attacked in the forest was a member of the forage group, those who gathered wild berries and nuts to augment their meals.
She had escaped death by the skin of her teeth. She was lucky.
As for the seven other girls with her, the same could not be said for them. Those seven were still missing as of this point.
A search party was quickly created to find them, and they ended up scouring the shallow parts of the forest, but still… nothing.
When darkness fully overtook the village, and it was clear that they would have to go deeper if they were to find her, all searches were pushed to the next day.
Eliron, Yennefer, and Ash were seated in his hut, going through everything they knew.
"Yen, how is she doing?" Eliron asked, glancing in her direction.
