Alexander was awake when the coachman came to relay the message Elliot had sent to him.
Hearing the news, he left the castle immediately with two of his guards and leaving Oliver, his second in command to fill his absence until he returned to the castle.
As he headed towards the town, he noticed the temperature was decreasing while he rode on his black horse. Arriving at the town, he was greeted with the strong stench of blood in the air from every passing house. He pulled back the horse to a halt and got down on the ground.
"What happened?" reaching the house, Alexander asked Elliot.
"All the townspeople were dead by the time we arrived, including Katie's relatives, but we couldn't find her cousin's body. His body is missing along with few others," the third in command replied with a frown on his face as they entered the house.
