"There goes her sixth word." Raaz sighed. "See you in a while, son."
"Bye, Dad." Lith tried and failed to stop himself as he opened a Warp Steps to the barn. "Be careful."
"We will." Raaz dismissed his son with a wave of his hand. "Gods, he worries too much. With such cold weather, it's not like we'd go out for pneumonia."
***
A seemingly abandoned building located a few kilometers away from Lutia, a few hours earlier.
"Fucking cold! When is this gods-damned weather going to improve?" Rayko, a powerful bright violet-colored Awakened, cursed. "We set up camp in Lutia less than one week after the Demon Dirge.
"We've been waiting in the outskirts of this backwater city for almost two months, and the Verhens have yet to poke their nose out of the door once."
"What did you expect?" Barago, a bright blue-colored Awakened, sneered. "Between the sunned rain and the snowstorms, no one in their right mind would travel to Lutia unless there is an emergency.
