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“A vampire?!”
Arnold nearly toppled backward with his chair as he scrambled upright, wide-eyed in alarm. It was the exact reaction Karen had expected from Leon earlier.
Arnold’s eyes trembled as he steadied his breath. He himself wasn’t all he had to care for—he was the leader of the Storm Caravan. Even when disaster struck out of nowhere, he was duty-bound to think of a plan.
The three who’d come to see him at dawn—Gustav, Leon, and Karen—waited patiently while he regained his composure.
“Phew… Forgive me for showing such an unseemly sight.”
Arnold rubbed his forehead for a while before raising his head again. Bad news was better heard in advance than by surprise.
In a way, it was actually fortunate that they’d uncovered this just days before entering Rubena. True to a merchant’s spirit, Arnold accepted the facts without hesitation.
“So there are vampires hiding in the Rubena Domain, and as if that wasn’t bad enough, they’re actively expanding their power?” Arnold confirmed.
“That’s what we know so far,” Gustav replied. “With no way to see what’s below the surface, we’ll have to make a decision based on what we know now.”
How they’d come across this information was pure chance. If Gustav and Jerome hadn’t had old grudges—if they hadn’t crossed paths at the tavern that night—if Leon hadn’t...
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