So Frustrating

At that moment, Desmond's attention was drawn to something peculiar on the map. His eyes narrowed as he noticed a gray dot separate from the carriage, gradually moving away and retracing its steps.

"What's this gray dot?" he wondered aloud, his curiosity piqued.

A system prompt flashed before him, shedding light on the mysterious dot's significance. It appeared that the dot indicated someone who possessed information about Desmond. The system employed a master key, cross-referencing spoken words to mark individuals with gray dots on the map. These dots would vanish if they moved beyond a 15-meter radius from Desmond and would only persist for a day.

Desmond's mind raced with possibilities, suspicions taking hold. "Vesta? Is this his doing, trying to sabotage my marriage with his daughter?" He pondered the motives behind this unexpected development.