A Few Days Later

...…

If I'm correct in my deductions, then they were aiming to obtain this amulet… But what I can't comprehend is why they would want something that the Master called a 'Hand me down'.

Azmodeus thought the matter over again before letting out a soft sigh.

I don't own anything else as mysterious as the amulet, so it must be what they're after. There's just no way it could be anything else…

After coming to this conclusion, he moved his fierce gaze toward a few shadowy figures nearing his approximate location.

"..." He immediately went as quiet as he could while controlling the breathing of the girl lying against his chest.

The figures stayed around for a while before eventually giving up their search in this particular area as they moved onto the next stretch of land.