THIRD PERSON POV

“Any news on the assailant?” I asked the moment I strolled into Dimitri’s study.

“Nothing yet. There are no cameras on the stretch leading to the fields that connect with the forest.”

“What if they didn’t go through that way? They couldn’t possibly. Wouldn’t they have been stuck with a barrier or something? This looks like someone who could access the forest from the inside. When I tried to stop the assailant, there was a portal waiting just ahead.” I ...