The last hours of that night passed, and after Alm calmed down, he joined Bruno to carefully plan the next steps. On the morning of the sixteenth day, they contacted Ruri through the array, but she took an unusually long time to respond. After a few minutes, her voice sounded, responding with extreme irritation.
They knew that the three who stayed behind hadn't faced any danger because they could sense Ruri through the array. So, they were a bit bewildered and asked, 'What happened? Are you feeling unwell?'
They could hear her deep breath, and then her voice sounded dry. 'Everything's normal.'
'Well, I see. The situation has changed.' Bruno seemed to understand something, while Alm simply ignored it and began talking to her. 'The dwarves we saw escaping earlier, I want you three to head south and capture them. It's been 15 days, but they were injured, so they shouldn't be too far. Langrum is experienced in living outside, so she should be able to find them.'
