Ashford P. O. V

Two days later

“Cedercrest Manor, the market square, the east gate, the Riverwalk, the boarding house.” I counted each one on my fingers. “I've given you every location… Lead after lead. And up until now, none of you have found her yet".

“Sir, we are really doing our best here.” The head guard said, rubbing the back of his neck. “We've deployed all available manpower and conducted continuous searches. But there's no trace of her whereabouts yet".

“And how ...