>>6184833>The following day:“Why are we here again?” May complains. You and your group were standing in the middle of a small abandoned village an hour away from Hima. After speaking with the guards, Alvin had wanted to continue his investigation by seeking out one of the sites where Tobias had mentioned people vanished. You ignored your subordinate’s question as you watched a tumbleweed roll by.
Your eyebrows were furrowed in annoyance. You were pissed, there was no question about it. It wasn’t the loss to Uriyan that was bothering you though. After all, arm wrestling was a farce for children. It was that while you came to Morfis to fight powerful opponents, you’d have to wait several weeks before you could challenge that man properly. So, rather than sitting around in Hima, you decided to accompany Alvin in his investigation. There were two benefits to this. The first was that fighting these cultists might prove to be good combat experience. The second was that you’d be able to take out some of your anger on them. And you needed a stress reliever.
“Just keep an eye out for anything strange.” Alvin says, peering deep inside a well. “Those guards were definitely put to sleep by magical means. Such methods do exist, however this is something entirely different. An entire village’s population disappearing with barely a sign of struggle speaks to me of very potent and unique magic the likes of which may be unknown to me.”
“The lack of a struggle seems to suggest that these people might have left willingly.” Nadia says. “Magic that can compel the actions of others does exist, however, only to a certain degree. For example, you may turn someone into a frothing lunatic with the usage of the ‘Berserk’ spell, but you would be hard pressed to find magic that would force one to follow your exact commands.”
“Perhaps they were coerced or threatened to leave by a powerful force?” Cassius suggests. “The same force that was smart enough to cover their tracks.”
>“Less yapping, more searching.” You command, rubbing your temples in frustration. You decide it would be best to heed your own advice, lest your bad mood continue to fester.>A): Explore the center of the village.>B): Explore the inside of the villager’s homes. >C): Explore the outskirts of the village for any clues to their whereabouts. 