Kana strolled through the unfamiliar street, the noise of the market gradually fading behind her.
It had been a while since she left the central square, and the thinning crowd should have been her first warning.
Instead, her mind was half-occupied with the strange sense of being watched—until the system's voice rang out sharply in her head.
[Warning: You are being followed.]
She sighed under her breath, keeping her gaze forward.
'Yeah, I noticed.'
[Warning: You are being followed.]
Kana's lips pressed into a thin line.
'You've told me twice already. If you want to be useful, maybe you could actually tell me who's following me.'
There was a pause, then the system's voice returned, flat and unhurried.
[Scanning area…]
A moment later.
[Identified: Guard from High Priest Rudy. Intentions: Capture.]
Kana's foot nearly caught on a loose cobblestone. Her head almost whipped around, and her mouth was halfway to shouting before she forced herself to breathe slowly.
