"It's getting late. We should set off. If we encounter the Saintess in the secret realm, please take care of us."
Max clasped his hands toward Lunara and the others, his tone courteous yet restrained.
Lunara did not say much. She merely nodded lightly, her expression calm and aloof.
Yet her eyes swept across the surroundings again and again.
She was looking for someone.
But no matter how she searched, the figure she expected never appeared.
Still, the jade pendant hidden beneath her robes pulsed faintly, its warmth unmistakable.
Aether was nearby.
That certainty made her heart restless.
"Where is this guy hiding?" Lunara frowned inwardly, confusion and irritation intertwined.
She was not the only one searching.
The Sky family was also quietly scanning the surroundings.
What Max had said earlier—about Ethan disappearing—was naturally a lie, meant to mislead forces like the Palace of the Four Cycles.
