Tomorrow's post will not be a filler Valentine's Day one.

Rahzel and group are lost in a forest when they see a young girl, and chase after her in hopes of finding an exit. They come across the gruesome remains of a human in a crucifix-like state. The local village refer to this common practice as 'sky burial', where the body of a deceased person is left for birds to eat.
The girl, Lalawel, is the daughter of Jean-Loup, who owns the inn that Rahzel and company find lodging. As introductions go around, the unsociable Alzeid says that he is out to get revenge on his father's murderer - a woman with long black hair and blue eyes.

Hey, doesn't Rah- oh, oh
Jean-Loup informs Alzeid that there is a town to the southwest that has many people possessing such traits.
Later, the trio's lunch is interrupted when the mayor and a group of armed townspeople barge in. The mayor warns them about Jean-Loup's inn, but isn't taken seriously because his toupee keeps slipping.

That's quite a group of people for just a 'warning'.
Alzeid wants to go to the village in the southwest, but Rahzel is against it. Their argument is interrupted by Jean-Loup, who says that Lalawel hasn't returned from shopping yet. More arguing, resulting in Rahzel running off to find Lalawel by herself. Seeing the shotgun-wielding mayor head in the same direction, however, Alzeid decides to pursue as well.
Finding Lalawel at the sky burial grounds, Rahzel is informed that 'sky burial' is not really a common practice at all - it is only used for criminals, those with no relatives, and those with infectious diseases. The rest is tl;dr.
Unbeknownst to the two, a nearby mayor levels a shotgun at them. He is quickly thwarted by Alzeid, who gives him a swift kick to the rear.
Rahzel escorts Lalawel home when Lalawel is attacked by the mayor's son and his goons, who call her a monster.

HEADSHOT!
After sending Hi-tan after them, Rahzel herself gives chase, leaving Lalawel alone. Lalawel returns to the inn, where her father realizes she is bleeding, and goes semi-nuts.

Jean-Loup is true ancestor in disguise? :o
Rahzel and Hi-tan capture the mayor's son, and have him explain why the entire town is butthurt over one little girl. The boy's explanation coincides with the mayor's explanation to Alzeid. Jean-Loup used to run a successful inn with his pregnant wife, until she was stabbed by a thief. According to village customs, she was sky-buried along with the unborn child. However, a few days later Jean-Loup returns with a baby girl, saying that she is his daughter. Since then, all the customers who have stayed at Jean-Loup's inn have turned up dead, mangled in gruesome ways. The conclusion reached was that black magic was used to revive and sustain Lalawel.

That's a pretty dark, creepy, eerie basement.
That night, a lonely Lalawel seeks refuge with Rahzel. The two sleep together after Rahzel shares her life's story. (Which we are unfortunately not privy to.)
In a dark basement, Jean-Loup tells himself that he needs to do it, in order to protect Lalawel.

Crack addict.
Uh, to be continued.

Thoughts:
lolwut @ crucifixion that's not really crucifixion. We can tell the villagers' IQ is pretty low, since they harass Lalawel as opposed to Jean-Loup. Aside from Lalawel seeming like a perfectly normal girl, it's quite clear that Jean-Loup is pretty loopy. If it were me, I'd be less concerned with the little girl and more concerned with a man who may or may not have been doing black magic and ritualistic killings.
Annnd, we get hit by a to-be-continued. Grr.