The castle's reaction will not take long, yet Claire has not returned.
Perched atop the tree canopy, staring at the flickering brilliance in the south, Lu Li summoned Merchant Anthony and took out the parchment.
"Will Ken, are you still there?"
The inquiry received no response. Lu Li assumed he was listening and continued, "The gold coin opened the treasure chest containing an eyeball."
After a moment of silence, Will Ken's intermittent voice echoed in the mind.
"...perhaps that was...originally...I don't know...will...sleep..."
Whispers were wiped out by the breeze atop the tree canopy.
Rolling up the parchment and handing it to Merchant Anthony, Lu Li let him continue searching for a way to restore Will Ken and wrote down a note.
Leaping from the canopy back to the ground, Lu Li temporarily returned to the now empty nursery.
