The village is largely unchanged. I checked the areas of importance – the bar, the homes of the local leaders – and found nothing. If anyone was involved with the Ritual, they left behind no physical signs.

It may be possible that the evidence the Enforcers expect was burned to ash. If so, my presence here is both useless and ironic.

There was a hidden section of the house I lived in, something my father likely built. It appeared to be related to his studies. Most of the space was ruined. A mummified corpse, a young girl, is the only apparent cause.

I scoured the room for anything that had been hidden or beyond reach of the child. There were a few notes. I think it might be my father’s handwriting, but it’s been long enough that I can’t be sure.

The contents should reveal what he was working on, or what he had worked on. If it is involved in any way with the child, perhaps it is good he is no longer here.