Mardred Valiard blinked several times as he opened his eyes, trying to adjust his sight. He felt disoriented at first, but as he finally focused on his surroundings, he was stunned to see a figure before him—a person, or perhaps a human. Though still confused, he asked,
"Who are you? Where am I?"
He narrowed his eyes now and then, clearly feeling some sort of headache. He massaged his temple to ease the pain. Aldrian, standing nearby, looked at Mardred with a confused expression. From Mardred's question, it seemed like he didn't know how he had arrived here.
"You don't know how you got here?" Aldrian asked.
Mardred glanced at Aldrian and replied,
"It feels like I was just in the royal palace's treasure vault. That bastard, Badin…" He suddenly recalled something and jumped to his feet.
