[... What the hell are these people doing here?]
Aegis didn't remember this interaction from the game. The enemy didn't just show up casually like this. They were more of the plot and scheme and send a couple of assassins after you every other month, types of villains, not the types to knock on your doorstep.
Aegis kept her grip on the sword, blood still dripping from its edge.
"Looking for me?" She tilted her head. "I'm flattered, but I don't think we've met."
The lead figure chuckled. It was a woman's voice, Aegis realized. Young, maybe around her age.
"We've been tracking traces of shadow magic in and around Rosevale for months now," the woman said. "Faint signatures, carefully hidden, but present nonetheless. Someone has been practicing forbidden arts. Someone with considerable talent."
[Nazraya.]
