Following Lothur's orders to Blood and Smoke, the two cats separated from their creator and traveled south to Concordia.
At the same time, Lothur headed to the information about Cykad to rescue his companion before heading to the Castle of Shadows.
It would have been better if Blood and Smoke had gone with Lothur. But at the moment, neither of them was strong enough for that. Therefore, the young Ritter wanted to let them grow up a bit more in Ashen first.
Given their current level and goals, they would probably grow enough in the coming weeks.
Then, it would be time for him to deal with the Castle of Shadows and deal a fatal blow to the demons' plans!
As both sides moved, three days would pass.
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Meanwhile, in a forest in the south of the continent, a man sat in a lotus position in the middle of a dark area where several cells could be seen lying around.