Frank was worried that Stanley would catch on and interfere with his deal, after all.

Nonetheless, by the time they left the main road and arrived at the ridge where they had agreed to meet with the patrolman, the sun was setting and a bright blood-red.

That was when Kat frowned and looked around.”Why is it so quiet here, Master Lawrence? I can almost feel like something’s wrong.”

“Quiet?”

Frank narrowed his eyes and looked around. He then realized that it really was as quiet as Kat had described, devoid of any sounds one would expect to hear up in the mountains

Kat tugged on his sleeve and looked around endlessly. “Mona told me that there’s always birds and critters in the mountains, which she used to catch and cook… But I’m hearing nothing at all.” “Haha! Our princess is getting worried!”

One of the Mystic Sky Guild elites laughed. “It’s going to be dark soon. The birds and the critters would be staying in their nests for dinner!”