Just like acknowledging each other's beauty.
"So, our Wise Wolf is nearby, isn't he?"
Murphy, who had already adorned his chest with the midnight rose gifted by Palano, asked:
"Why doesn't he show up in person? Is it because Hog has an image to maintain too?"
"That's a good joke, I'll have to remember it to mock those I dislike in the future."
Palano laughed heartily before responding:
"Not at all. The Wise Wolf is just tied up with some important matters, Look over there! Murphy, the distant valley is the territory of the Pestilence Clan, and we were supposed to arrive there this morning, but we encountered a group of exiled Plague Warlocks on the way.
The Wise Wolf and his assistant took them in and got an unsettling message from them.
The Pestilence Clan seems to have undergone a split.
