The first of Tina's efforts had paid off; she sent a note back stating that there were some scattered records of sightings of a 'beautiful woman', often shortly before the fall of holdings within the Stolen Lands. There were few, and mostly ancient legends or bard's songs, but it was corroborating evidence to the story. Nothing concrete, and none of them mentioned the name.<br/><br/>Near the end of the month, though, reports would come in from one of his outlying towns, of a terrifying monster lurking nearby, a truly fearsome beast that preyed on men and beast alike. Few had seen it and survived, but they described it as cat-like, and enormous, glowing eyes. Apparently, it had savaged an entire patrol in the area, leaving not a single man alive, half of them dead without even drawing their weapons.