"WOOF WOOF WOOF~"
The frantic barking of a dog shattered the dawn's peace and quiet in Dawan Manor.
A large yellow dog with floppy ears whined and circled the villagers who were starting their day's work, its barks filled with sorrow.
"Isn't that Dahuang, the dog Iron Child raised?"
"Oh my, why is the dog crying?"
"The boy and his grandfather went up the mountain to gather herbs yesterday. A neighbor said they didn't come back all night, and now only Dahuang has returned..."
"Something must have happened. Quick, inform the village chief."
The villagers were startled by Dahuang's strange behavior. Connecting it to the fact that Iron Child and his grandfather had been gone all night, they knew something was wrong and hurried to notify the village chief.
