Chapter 3138: Stalking the Prey (Part 2)

"And as soon as they calmed down a bit, they went to the closest city to call for help. The report raised a flag in the Council's system and I came here to check."

"Still, great job." Solus nodded.

"Not really." He replied. "The report mentioned the wounds in detail but while the human Constables thought the villagers were exaggerating, I recognized the signs of a battle between Awakened."

"I'm done here." A snap of Lith's fingers dispelled the Hush Zone. "Do you have any idea what happened?"

"Yes." Strider knelt near the corpse of the man, revealing two silver coins in his pockets. "The most likely scenario is that our mark ran to Xant and paid the farmer for hospitality and discretion.

"Either the farmer sold him or Vidun failed to keep his mouth shut as usual, his pursuers found him. You know the rest."