Soon after the two gods went their separate ways, Jack heaved a sigh of relief. He kept his map tab open like a mini-map, which let him discover that the two gods had made contact and even traveled together briefly.
During their exchange, Jack had paused his trek toward Rikko. Even with Rikko there to possibly protect Jack, the hero didn't want Pestro to know that he was alone in Drulgen.
So, when the two gods finally separated, Jack changed his course to evade Pestro at all costs. It took the rest of the morning, all of the afternoon, and most of the evening to go the long way around Pestro, but Jack was finally nearing Rikko. That's when Jack noticed something strange happen with Rikko on the mini-map.
Suddenly, Rikko disappeared. It took Jack a moment to find Rikko elsewhere, now running toward the nearby Jack.
