News of the disappearance of Saqi and his two companions quietly spread throughout the Misty Creek area.
At first, only a few apprentices who had dealings with them noticed something was amiss. They failed to show up on the agreed-upon meeting day, and their usual hideouts were all empty.
Soon, more and more signs began to surface. Traces of intense Witchcraft were discovered at the edge of the Whispering Forest.
Someone found a fragment of a half-burnt piece of Leather Armor under a pile of rotting leaves, still carrying the distinctive bloody stench of the "Blood Staff."
"Three High Level Apprentices, just gone like that?" someone whispered. "Not even a body to be found..."
"Maybe they were out robbing people again and ran into someone they couldn't handle. Serves them right!" another person said, gloating.
"Yeah, a friend of mine died in the Wilderness not long after he arrived. Someone saw those three do it..."
