Kael descended the stairs with Sage trailing behind him.
The lobby was quiet. Byron stood by the door, arms crossed, jaw tight. Zane fidgeted beside him. Mira sat in a corner chair, scrolling through her display, glasses catching the morning light.
Byron's eyes locked onto them immediately.
"Twenty minutes late."
"We lost track of time," Kael said.
Sage said nothing. Her hair was slightly disheveled with dark circles under her eyes, but they weren't the exhausted kind—they were the satisfied kind.
Mira looked at Sage, then at Kael, then back at her display with the expression of someone actively choosing not to process information.
Quest generated.
The System's notification flickered in Kael's vision.
NEW QUEST: THE THORNWICK SHADOWS
Objective: Uncover the truth behind the mass disappearances in Thornwick City.
Sub-objectives:
- Identify the perpetrators (0/1)
- Locate the abduction site (0/1)
- Rescue civilians (0/??)
