The man's reaction is not the only strange thing that the three had seen. Most people they encountered immediately turned away and bowed their heads the instant they met eyes with his mother, making William even more concerned and curious of his mother's true identity. But despite all the respectful gestures the people have shown her, William feels like his mother is not pleased at all.
It is the strangest thing that William noticed, the usual thing that he sees in his mother is now absent the moment they entered the gates. 'I wonder what is going on. Why is mom becoming distant?' William asked himself. His mother did not utter a single word as well, making everything in the Forsaken Land more mysterious.
