Eduardo Calvin crouched in the charred underbrush, cloaked in a battlefield cape long sullied by ash and muddy water, looking every bit the bounty hunter of noble descent.
"Are you sure there are valuable clues to be found here?"
He tugged at his gloves, addressing the greyhound beside him.
The dog, bred specifically for locating decaying corpses, quivered its nose and occasionally perked up its ears, pacing restlessly over the scorched ground.
"...Nothing? Another wild goose chase?"
The hound gave a couple of whines, indicating there was something there.
"Hah…"
Eduardo sighed, flinging his cloak back with no regard for the bloodstains and dust on his clothes.
He casually peeled away the crusted ground, prying apart a heap of burnt vines, and finally unearthed a fragment of remains smeared with black bone residue.
It was almost beyond recognition, like a wax figure crumpled in a furnace, emanating a half-dead stench.
