Nick looked down at the grate.
He wasn't sure if he should believe the Parasite.
The Parasite was a plague upon the city, and he was only interested in corpses.
Nick hadn't given any corpses to the Parasite in years.
It was very possible that the Parasite just wanted a last load of corpses since he believed that Nick and Dark Dream would never ask the Parasite for some clues regarding a Specter again.
"Why should I believe you?" Nick asked.
"Because of my reputation," the rat said with a smirk from below the grate. "Hey, let's talk somewhere else. I don't think you want to be seen with me in public."
Nick looked around and saw a couple of people walking around.
Without saying anything, Nick walked over to an abandoned house.
Some seconds after he entered, one of the grates started to move to the side, but Nick just stepped on it.
Splash!