Paragraph comprehension

Hi

Miss Mayfield lived in a village where people liked to gossip. They said that she had an affair with a certain married guy called Wesley Baines. However the guy was killed some time later and now his wife, Mrs Baines, left the village.

When Miss Mayfield heard that Mrs Baines left the village she thought to herself:

Village gossip, turning like vultures from the well-picked-

over carcass of Miss Mayfield’s association with

Wesley Baines, began to chew over his new morsel: Mrs

Baines’ curious disappearance.

I understand that the village gossip like vultures turned their heads away from the previously picked carcass which was Miss Mayfield's association with Wesley and started to chew over a new morsel which was Mrs Baines' curious disappearance.

Do I understand it correctly?

I'm a bit confused that it says "HIS new morsel". If it refers to the vultures it should be "THEY"