For me, this has been the most “energetic” thing you’ve written. Fantastic.

spelling: locked should be lock (para 5), and Tenwish should be Tenwith (para 7).

Why would the child complicate things? Their business is death, actually, cleaning up after the death. The hunters would have no problem killing a pregnant woman, in my opinion. You must have a prophecy intertwined in your ideas for this story.

Oh, not a prophesy my dear, but something from some number of months in the past.

I find myself always desperate to critisise your writing, but never suceed! This is stunning as always.

Personally, I would prefer the word “slotted” to “fit” in the second line of speech, but this might not scan as well as it does presently. =S

I am rather intrigued by this plot and look forward to the next installment.
Abby x