[A/N: Check out the new prologue chapter in the auxiliary volume. It contains Sylvester's past.]
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"Why did you help her? What did she tell you?" Felix asked from the back, still lying to heal the body joints. They had just left the Fallshoot Village. Since Markus' family had already moved towards the East to buy new land with the help of Felix's contacts, they had no reason to stay.
Sylvester was holding the reins of the two horses. It was cold now as the winter had finally started knocking on doors, and sadly they had no extra clothes.
"Someone has to, Felix. As for what she said, it'd be a disservice to her trust if I told you. It wasn't much; forget about it." Sylvester replied and focused on the road.
