"Did all of them leave without me?" Nox spoke aloud as he picked up the parchment lying casually just outside his temporary room. Nox picked up the letter, but he didn't hurriedly open it to read.
On Earth, there had been more than one case where people were killed through letters such as this... Though he had crossed over to this fantasy world, with all the powerful tunesmiths who could breathe life into anything, it was within the realm of possibility.
This was even more true because of the current war with the elemental beasts; this letter could be from any of the other factions. You might wonder why they would target Nox? It was pretty simple. He was one of the biggest competitors likely to get the elemental crystal with the help of his beast companions.
Considering all this, Nox walked through the abandoned ship, his steps silent like those of an assassin, a habit he had learned after staying so close to Eve.
