Emilia’s POV

I raised an eyebrow, my curiosity piqued. "Passing through, huh? This is the heart of Shadow City's territory, you know."

The one on the right nodded, a hint of a smile playing at the corner of his lips. "Yeah, we got a bit lost."

I let out a chuckle, my eyes gleaming with a mixture of amusement and skepticism. "Lost? In these woods?"

Their responses were lighthearted, but there was an undercurrent of something else that I couldn't quite pinpoint. Their presence here ...