Manuel's clan was being suspicious of him and he knows that because they keep on asking him where he went. They also entered the passage at different times which add up to the suspicions.
"I don't want to doubt you but you've been really acting weird lately," his mother said.
He scratched his head and replied, "I'm sorry, I was just worried about a lot of things. I keep having nonsense worries which is why I am always away." He doesn't like lying to his mother but he doesn't have any choice.
His mother sighed and answered, "You can tell me anything, you know that right?"
"Yeah, I know," he told her and nodded his head. He smiled at her and said, "I just don't want you to worry. I can do this on my own. I am an adult now, remember?"
"You are still my child, Xavier!" she stated and pouted. His castre name is Xavier and that's what everyone calls him here.
