"Henry, you should take a look at this."
In a quiet area rarely frequented by the townspeople, the town guards gathered after receiving word that someone had been found dead near bushes.
Henry was not happy to hear there was yet another death in Lockwood since it would shake up the townspeople and send them into a panic.
Henry followed a fellow town guard to where the young woman had been found. "Heavens," he said, looking away from the young woman for a moment. "Is it anyone that we know? Anyone we have been searching for?"
"No," replied Felix, a town guard under Henry's command. "I didn't get any new reports of a young lady missing. She's dressed up like she's going to a ball. Doesn't this remind you of something?"
Felix used a stick to push the young woman's hair out of her face to reveal a mask.
Henry stooped down to get another look. "It's like the young lady who died at the ball. I haven't heard of any masquerade balls unless there is some secret meeting?'
