Within the Central Plains Northern Branch of the Nomads' Sect, Raymond, the branch leader, sat in his office with a deep frown on his face. The three knots on the cord tied around his waist marked his rank as a Three-Knot Beggar, a mid-tier position within the sect.
He wasn't just troubled by the unexpected visit from Nathaniel Monk and Vera, but more so by the information they had just shared.
"…It seems we should be paying you for this information instead," Raymond muttered with a heavy sigh.
The Nomads' Sect, an organization specializing in intelligence, valued every bit of information. But what he'd just heard left him shaken.
"A brother and sister cast out of the Northern Ice Palace three years ago—now the brother has learned the martial arts of the Bloodshadow Pavilion and attempted an assassination at Mount of the Moon."
