Jaynia & Rio
Before cutting open the beast Rio would have the chance to examine the lump of skin that was so important. Looking closely she would be able to see it was covered in black lines. The lines were actually small slits that opened up if the skin was teased apart. Beneath every slit was a very short tube that merged together with the other tubes into one larger one, as the hunters had seen dangling from the injured shoulder previously.
Cutting open the arm revealed the small, black organ that the tube was connected to. It was a bit smaller than a closed fist and even now slowly pulsed. Apart from the tube that led to it from the lump another led deeper into the creature’s torso. The colour of this second tube began as black, but quickly changed into red. Were Rio to cut out the organ it wound continue to pulse. Only when it was sliced open would the movement stop as a puff of miasmic gas was released. The other joints had similar set ups but the orangs within were deflated and torn apart. The only difference being the middle arms had 2 tubs leading deeper in.
For some odd reason Jaynia had chosen to begin her dissection on the creature’s posterior. Certainly a very weird choice. And surprisingly fruitful. In her inspection she would uncover two additional lumps the same as those on the creature’s back, hidden where the posterior joined the leg and protected by the fatty tissue. Delving deeper into the area she would discover two more organs identical to those connected to the other lumps. Examining the area further she would discover the start of what appeared to be a larger organ between the other two that was red in colour. And a fourth that was placed along the creature’s back behind everything else that was blue and thin, but as wide as the creature.
At this point the squad of ten guards finally arrived, led by their captain. The man was dressed in half plate armour, obviously prepared for battle. But when he entered and saw the scene before him his mouth dropped open in horror. His men were similarity struck silent. Shaking his head and exhaling deeply the captain managed to snap out of it. “You have to stop that now!” he said, trying to be authoritive, but unable to summon his full voice when facing two hunters doing their loyal duty to the country, “The lord, if you desecrate his son’s body more …” he swallowed with a bit of fear and turned to the man on his left, “Raita, go stall the lord, don’t let him come down.”
The man bobbed his head rapidly and took off at a jog up the stairs, armour clanking with every step. The captain stepped forward, his arms raised as if to pull Jaynia away, but couldn’t bring himself to make contact. “Please.” he said, worried, “there’s another you can dissect!”
Ed
The lord was still standing at the window where the hunter had left him previously and there was no reaction to Ed’s word right away. The pause would continue until Ed said something more or about ten seconds had passed. The lord finally turned around and stared directly at the hunter, the faintest red around his eyes. “My son is dead you mean.” he said in a raspy voice, “Killed by you, yes? You and your fellows.” There was a definite challenge in those words, as if the lord was prepared to fight. Then it passed. “Take me to my son then. Let me see his body.”
A guardsmen burst into the room and threw a hasty bow towards the lord. “My lord.” he paused, trying to find his words, “We are attending the situation downstairs. Would you uh, please remain here until the captain sends word it is safe.”
Norve turned to Ed. “Did you not just say it was dead?” Without waiting for an answer he began walking forward, intent on finding the body where it lay, “Out of my way guard.” Raita raised his hands briefly but dropped them just as quickly, and sent Ed a pleading look for help.