"That village girl of yours is waiting for you there."
The change in Bactrian's attitude alone was enough to take Leon by a surprise. And yet, once the meaning of his sentence reached Leon's brain, he felt as if someone struck him with a heavenly hammer of unexpected.
'Sarah is here?' Leon thought, raising his eyebrows. Yet, while surprising in the heat of the moment, it was something that Leon actually could anticipate…
If he spared any mind to think about it in the first place, that is.
'I encouraged her to go and develop her talent for magic, so it's only a given she would join the group of mercenaries that will be soon heading for the city,' Leon thought, rationalizing the situation.
"Thanks for the heads-up," he said to Bactrian. He even went as far as to lightly nod his head to express his gratitude before turning around and walking away.
