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"Isn't he wary of traps?" I asked.
"He's confident enough in himself that he doesn't need to be," Rena answered.
"Then we'd best hurry."
The sun was starting to set. By the time we arrived at the Seventh Nameless Cemetery on the outskirts of the capital, the world lay in complete darkness. The stars and moon were absent. Only the faint cries of night insects broke the silence as though they were devouring the last flicker of light clinging to the skeletal gravestones.
"I'll stay hidden."
Naneow Tropin pulled a thin mask over her face and slipped into one corner of the graveyard. I could sense the trees, stones, and fallen leaves, but she had vanished completely.
"…"
I hid myself among the nearby undergrowth. There was no telling how the marquis might appear. He might bring Wizards of Azure or arrive with the Blue Lion Knights in force. So, I concealed myself as best I could and waited.
Time stretched on until even the insects fell silent, lying still among the dead. The graveyard was hushed.
A lone man walked into that silence, slowly and deliberately, toward the appointed place. He wore only plain clothes with a sword at his waist. He had no helmet or armor. Yet, with each step, it felt as though the air grew colder around the graves. That was impossible, of course. He was a man of flesh and blood.
Still, unease stirred in me. I swept my surroundings with the Detection skill I had activated long before his arrival. There were no other presences. He was alone. I didn't see any messages...
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