Lance wasn't too surprised to hear this; he had deliberately driven the family into the northern wilderness to test the hidden threats there. And now it seemed that the wilderness was very unwelcoming to his presence…
"Notify everyone that fierce wild beasts have been discovered north of the labor farm, causing death and injury. Keep everyone away from there until the army completes the cleanup. At the same time, withdraw all the lumberjacks from that area and relocate them. If they encounter anything strange, do not approach it; report it immediately."
After giving the order, Lance headed toward a building in the town—which used to be a sanatorium, then a remodeled prison, and now, since Paracelsus's arrival, Lance had directly appropriated it for her research. In a way, it had come full circle, returning to a certain functional purpose.
