"Why are they after Alice?" Max's mind raced as he flew toward the Rune Tower. The question gnawed at him, his thoughts spiraling in a whirlwind of confusion and dread.
He couldn't fathom the exact reason the Monarch had targeted Alice, but if he had to guess, it had to be connected to his sister.
She had betrayed the Phoenix Order guild for reasons still shrouded in mystery. Now, with the young woman with green hair so adamantly blaming him for Alice's kidnapping, Max felt a chilling certainty settle over him—his sister had done something deeply unfavorable to the Phoenix Order guild.
Her actions, whatever they were, must have triggered this chain of events, dragging Alice into the crossfire.
'I just hope I'm not late,' he thought desperately, increasing his flying speed toward the Rune Tower.
He guessed they hadn't gone far from there, and if anyone were to come for her, there would definitely be some sort of disturbance in the area.
