It was the body of a servant. The blood was flowing from his mouth, permeating through the snow in ribbons. It reminded me of a lizard with its extended tongue. The blood trail was very long, like it launched from his mouth in projectile form.
I had not felt the cold before, but now I felt it in my bones. Despite this, I hurried over to the body, kneeling over him to somehow find a way to help or heal him. I didn’t know how I could even begin to find out the origin of the issue, but I wasn’t going to let him die.
Aldrich grabbed my arm, steering me away from the body. “Cathy, get back inside. He’s already dead.”
I glared at him as I caught my balance. “You don’t know that!”
He sighed before grabbing the man’s arm, pressing his thumb over his wrist. My gl
