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Jared accompanied this soldier back to town while he told her of the previous disappearances in the order in which they happened through the time in which his own mother had gone missing. He made sure to note that none of the disappearances seemed to have any relation to one another except that none had taken place inside the actual village, between the buildings. It appeared that whatever was happening, it was happening to those that had to walk home through forests or fields, and there were never any witnesses to any of the events. People seemed to be alone when they went missing. It did not matter if it was day or night.
He also stressed that animals sometimes got restless for no apparent reason but trappers had never been able to find any clues as to what was going on, though two trappers had also been lost to the strangeness.
Sometimes farm animals also went missing, but no carcasses were ever found. For those that knew, it even appeared that there were less birds these days. Those that hunt were having a poor season so meat was a luxery these days.
On the way into town, Jared excused himself to speak to a youth half his age. He told the boy to tend his fields for him along with his brothers, and he'd let them keep a fourth of what they harvested while he was away. The boy was excited and ran home to tell his Pa about the job he'd just acquired.
Turning back to the woman soldier, he indicated the tavern a couple buildings to the right.
"There's the tavern. Before we go in, I just wanted to ask you...you're the one in charge, right? I mean...well...what am I supposed to be calling you? I don't know much about rank and all."
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