The wind was howling. Leaves were fluttering in the wind. The forest had started to return to its peaceful state once again, or perhaps it had become even quieter than it used to be. Wild animals and beasts that fled did not return to the forest. Nearly all of the mages who were once patrolling around the forest had withdrawn to Porius City. There were only a handful of them who remained in the forest.
No one expected that this mission would lead to tremendous loss. Not only had several of their soldiers killed, but two sage mages had lost their lives and one had gone missing. Still, even if they used the word ‘missing’, they all knew that they were just trying to soften the truth. There was no way that Arias was still alive. He disappeared with the demon. Even if he ended up somewhere else, he would still be killed by it.
“Olivia, I know you’re sad, but Arias is…”