"We've sent more hunters and trackers into the area," Owain said, tearing into roasted lamb chop as though he wasn't concerned about matters and gesturing with the bone to punctuate his statements. Despite the heavy gazes, he tried to downplay how serious things were. The last thing he wanted was to set off a wave of panic among the young nobles and wealthy merchants who had come to his feast.
"They found tracks of horned demons mixed in with several other demon tracks in the area," Owain said, as though it was an ordinary occurrence. "We think that woman, Lynnda, led Broll and his men into a nest of spider demons, and then a fight broke out between the demons to devour everyone," Owain explained. "Spider demons are well known for taking their kills back to their nests to devour. That's why we haven't found any other remains. For this hunt, we're going to seek out the nest of spiders and burn it to the ground."
