Under the cover of night, Arlanda·Jade, clad in a simple gray cloak, ran ceaselessly northward across the wilderness. She had no idea what awaited her ahead.
Her sister was dead. Yesterday, her sister had attempted to assassinate a human Lord. She failed and returned shortly before the Mansion Guard and City Defense Force of Nuta City sealed off the entire district. Only then did she and her sister realize that Knight Yan Xing was under the protection of Thunderous Swamp; her sister had been cursed by the Thunderous Swamp. It was this curse that led them to her hiding place. Her sister didn't know how to lift the curse; she only knew there was no escape from the tight encirclement.
"Since we've come to Nuta City, I never planned to leave alive, but you can..." Arlanda kept running, her sister's words echoing in her ears. "Leave immediately, hide... Once they catch me, they'll lift the siege. You must escape, don't trust anyone, flee north from Nuta City.
