Not long after parting ways with Elizabeth, Bairon noticed he was being trailed by two individuals.
Their tracking skills were far too inferior compared to the dark maguses aspiring to infiltrate the Shadeveil Mountains.
Initially, Bairon presumed they were after some Pseudo-mana cores to snatch away from him.
If that were the case, he'd merely seize their money bags in retaliation, teaching them a lesson to deter future misdemeanors.
However, when one of the trackers retreated while the other continued the surveillance, a surge of murderous intent welled up within Bairon.
It was a signal, a foreboding omen akin to the ones exhibited by those who harbored intentions to kill in the perilous terrains of the Shadeveil Mountains.
Seeing the blatant show of hostile intentions, Bairon naturally wouldn't hold back.
Crossing paths with the four green-robed maguses of the Padorn family, led by Desoto, was purely coincidental.
