The young man thought hard, yet he still cannot grasp the reason for scarcity of the monsters.
'If there are monsters in the villages and towns we passed through, than the lacking number could be explained, but there are no monsters there. So, why are they so few monsters in the City?'
Hiding in the building or hiding underground also an explanation but the ability of the scout is top-notch. Her spirit, the spirit eagle, could peer through walls and ground, so, movement in the buildings and underground would be sighted by it.
Even if the tunnels are deep, there should be disturbance on the ground, like loose pile of sand or sign of tunnels, yet, they were nothing.
"Sir, if I suggest something?" the wizened man said, having moved closer to him.
"Sure, your experience might shed some light into the lacking monsters." The young man allowed it.
