"Are you alright, sir? You seem sleepless," the village head voiced his concern upon noticing the dark circles under Auriel's eyes and his sharper-than-usual gaze.
"I'm fine. Just let me know if there were any disappearances last night," Auriel replied, absentmindedly stroking Mia's head to relieve his stress. Injecting strings into his arm was a painful and long process, which caused him to not sleep for the night and repeat the process until he was sure that his arm was in his control. Though he still wasn't confident that he could move his arm if Asher tries to take control of his arm...
"Fortunately, there weren't any, sir. Your presence alone seems to scare away the abominable thing," the village head responded with respect in his voice.
