Ryu swam back to where the others were—not taking any time to pause to catch his breath. There was a cave totally devoid of water. A cave within a cave! They could take their rest and cooked some food there.
He got to tell the others fast so they could explore it right away.
Ryu's excitement soon died in the face of three people standing at their meeting place. Based on the dagger at Jane and Theodore's neck, it was apparent that the three were not friendly.
"Hello, there," said a lethargic man. Ryu remembered him. He was Vein from the auction house, the leader of the mercenary group Lethal Poison.
"If you don't want anything to happen to your friend, I suggest you don't do anything funny. This dagger is coated with a lethal poison that only I have the antidote," Vein said, pushing the dagger against Jane's throat.
