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Once the system neglected to answer his question, Kieran disregarded his earlier assumption.
He felt he was too quick to criticize the system, which led to the unusual situation.
After all, in his seven years of playing Zenith Online, he had never once experienced the system talk back out or react to commands unless a speech prompt appeared on a translucent notification screen.
Like the prompts to accept a message, quest, or confirm one's decision when the outcome was irreversible. Although Kieran admitted that his assumption was somewhat outlandish, part of him couldn't dismiss the possibility entirely, not after considering his circumstances.
For example, how did the Arcane One find him? There was no recollection of any portal inside the Wildes' border. Even if information regarding the topic were hidden, there would be a trail, especially if someone accomplished the quest or, worse yet, failed it.
