"You're leaving?" Adrian's voice carried a note of surprise.
It had been more than ten days since the incident. Annabelle had been staying with Ariana, and after Adrian finished his classes, he often spent the rest of his time with her. He tried to give Ariana her share of attention too, but she had been caught up with her own matters these past few days. That left most of his time with Annabelle.
Since it didn't appear she has any urgent matters to attend to, it was surprising she decided to leave on her own.
"Is something wrong? Something urgent I should know about?" he asked carefully.
Annabelle shook her head. "Not urgent. But I want to check the cult's bases in the northeast."
Adrian tilted his head. "That doesn't sound random."
"It isn't," she said, her tone firm. "I got word from people I helped before. According to them, the Acolytes suddenly went quiet."
