This kind of situation had left Benjamin feeling unusually confused. Hence, after deliberating about it for a while, he entered the inn alone and approached the mages that were disguised as commoners.
"… The two from yesterday decided not to come anymore?"
"Yeah, they said that there’s no hope in staying here. They'd rather have a change of scenery and find a way out."
Benjamin indistinctly heard their conversation. If anyone didn’t know better, they probably would think nothing of it. However, Benjamin immediately realized that these mages were also vexed over passing through the gates.
Just as the mages he has met earlier, these people seemed to have formed some secret meeting, meeting every day to discuss the methods of passing through the gates.
The question was whether or not this meeting was a trap set up by the Church…
