The remainder of their journey through the mountains passed without incident and their concerns about Hisoka began to ebb away. Days had passed, but Adelaide had still yet to speak to her sister. Bae had done everything she could to encourage her sister to talk to her, except for outright demanding it, something she refused to do.

It had been decided that Arvin would speak to his daughter about returning to Shiro as soon as they left Nun. He had decided that he would return with his ...