Late For It

Lavanda narrowed her eyes. She only knew that Rean, Kentucky, and Essefy had gone out to look for Zandolf themselves. Yet, they also lost contact with them. Only today, now that they appeared here, did she finally have the chance to ask them. Yet, they knew nothing. "Trapped? You are saying you got trapped inside the Devils' Territory and returned alive?"

Rean nodded. "That's because were weren't trapped by the Devils. Instead, it was some ancient formation in the Essence Race Ruins. The Devils probably didn't even know we were there. First of all, it isn't even a terrain worth attacking, so there weren't any Devils near those ruins anyway. In the end, we spend all these days to get free."

Rean then asked back. "Still, we didn't find senior Zandolf. How come he isn't back yet? We saw on our way here that the army was advancing. Wasn't it supposed to happen only if he commands?"