Three days had passed since Frey and his companions had parted ways.
Each of them had spent those days fighting in their own way, seeking to bring the Church—whose malice had scarred them—under submission.
Snow Lionheart, thanks to his direct bond with Vermithor, had uncovered one of the Church's deepest secrets: the place where the High Bishop and his retinue were hiding.
He had been so utterly immersed in tracing the trails of that great tree that he lost all sense of time. It had taken him three full days to reach the tree, and two entire days just to return and escape from the labyrinthine forest he had wandered into.
But Snow's first priority had been to find Frey Starlight. The last time they crossed paths—five days ago—Frey had been slaughtering the Church's followers. Back then, the resonance of his SSS-ranked aura had spread so far and wide that Snow could feel it even from a great distance.
Now, however… there was no trace of him.
