Under the flickering torchlight of the shadowed chamber, Asher leaned forward with an air of intrigue to inspect the contents of the coffin, his gaze sharpening as it fell upon the humanoid form resting within.
The preserved corpse, if it could be called that, bore no distinct facial features, resembling a wax model more than anything human, yet unmistakably holding the shape of a person.
It looked androgynous and not distinctively male or female.
"What is this weird corpse doing here?" Asher's voice echoed slightly in the chamber, a note of confusion threading through his otherwise composed demeanor.