For the past few months, Asad and Fiona had been keeping a close eye on the Elves.
They had simply been doing it secretly.
Fiona used her rats… There were rats scattered throughout the shelters, inside buildings, around the World Trees, and even in places where most survivors would never think to look. Through them, Fiona could observe the Elves without attracting much attention.
Asad, on the other hand, used his ghosts.
His undead spirits could move through walls and remain hidden from ordinary detection, allowing him to observe the Elves from places where even Fiona's rats couldn't reach.
Neither of them had told the other about their investigation.
After all, there had been no obvious reason to cause unnecessary concern.
The Elves hadn't attacked anyone… They hadn't tried to steal resources and they hadn't harmed the survivors.
In fact, their relationship with the shelters had remained quite peaceful.
However, something about them had changed.
