The ion and the lady are on their way to find the source of their holy blood, and the scepter asks what's wrong with the hill. It turns out that the holy blood spread the disease, but the source isn't the hill itself, but rather the cows that consume the grass that covers the corpses. The snot-squash asks if anyone else could have contaminated the well water with the holy cow's blood. The farmer replies that no one else could've contaminated the ground with the grass because it's so lush and green. He also says that the corpses are all soldiers who were part of the "revival ritual" that took place in the hill's vicinity. He says that if the citizens of the town had stayed away from the hill, then the ritual would've been a disaster. He adds that the hill is right over there, and he can sense the "malignant malice" that's leaking from it. He tells the ion to go back to the town with the others, and then he and Inke will go scout for reinforcements.