"The date on the newspaper is... It's from earlier this year during the Moon of Birth. The destination is correct; this is the Green Lake Region. It's most likely not Mikaela Ironworks City, but rather Green Lake City."
Without rushing to leave, Shard slightly squinted his eyes, using the Arcane Technique [Echo of Blood] to scan the surroundings, and soon observed fresh bloodstains. Following the trail, he found a place cordoned off with red bricks for storing pork, lamb, and chicken:
"It's not a tavern, because even if a tavern sold food, they wouldn't prepare it so thoroughly. This seems to be a storeroom for a restaurant or inn, and it's quite spacious. The ingredients and liquor aren't very high-end, indicating it's not a noble club or a high-class restaurant that requires reservations; yet, it's neatly organized. This suggests the business here is doing well."
