Early the next morning, a fisherman awoke to cast his net. The net was unusually heavy, and he assumed he had caught a large fish. But after sifting through little fish and prawns, he uncovered a bloated corpse.
The fisherman reported the discovery to the authorities that very day, and by noon, the news was already delivered to Xique Pavilion by falcons.
...…
"Is it confirmed that Laughing Pelican is dead?"
"Confirmed. Do you want to take a look?"
"Even if I wanted to, it's too late now. Pour a couple more cups for him afterward." Death Raven muttered, wiping his sleeve across his arm before beginning to sketch on the ground. "Laughing Pelican died over there shortly after he went missing. That's around the confluence of the middle and lower reaches—a place with turbulent currents. He couldn't have crossed the river, so he must still be on the north bank."
