Chapter 53: Kingdom of the Ice Queen

"That explains why the quest deadline remains only a day, the month is almost over. This is bad... Really bad!" Henry panicked as he thought of different ways to get out of his current situation.

"Perhaps i should just run away now... But this is another city, one i don't know. They'll easily find out... Unless i run really fast using everything in my arsenal," Henry pondered, he was clearly in distress. The price for failing the quest was too high, he could not afford it.

"But mu... That woman is so fast. She got here in just a few seconds after being called, i can't outrun her. Shit! I have to play along for now, then maybe tomorrow i can find a way out, and go hunting," he contemplated in his mind, completely unaware of the young lady standing impatiently in his front.

"Hey! Aren't you a little too young to be overthinking? That's the second time you've zoned out today," Emily stated from outside the room, snapping Henry out his thoughts.