Seven days.
That was how long Finn had been sequestered in a manor on the northwestern hillside within the town, watching time crawl by at a snail's pace as he waited for Lucine's message to arrive.
The estate belonged to a merchant named Castor — a man of considerable wealth who'd presented himself as just another prosperous trader when Lucine had first approached him a week ago. But the moment she'd revealed herself as Luna's incarnate, his demeanor had changed entirely.
Finn still remembered the scene clearly. After finalizing his agreement with the Goddess Luna, Lucine had led them into the town, straight to a certain "Castor's Trading House." Lucine had strode in confidently as if she knew the man already, but it wasn't until he chose to meet with them after a short wait at the lobby that Finn realized she didn't know the man at all.
