A Hacker

After leaving the sand thieves, Arthur teleported back to his inn. He found the room empty except for their belongings, which Alaric had left there before going with Diana to the library. With nothing to do at the moment, Arthur opened his runic phone and logged into his account. He used a rune to connect his thoughts to his phone, replacing his sight, but he found that the internet didn't work.

"Is it because of the merge?" wondered Arthur as he placed his phone down and leaned back on the couch. "Many things have changed."

Arthur took out his communication device, and after a few rings, it connected him to Julia. On the other line, her sister-like beratement came instantly. Arthur smiled with nostalgia.

"Why is your device unreachable, Arthur? You should stop avoiding my calls!" she lamented, her voice fuming, which made Arthur laugh.

"I had stuff to do," he told her with a smile. "How are things in Runera?"