After searching all possible locations around the City of Warding where members of the Night Blades might be hiding, Irving and James decided it was time to temporarily leave the City of Warding. They agreed to explore nearby cities instead.
After all, the Night Blades had previously established secret bases in many cities, and some of their members had even managed to secretly control local government institutions. If they could find any hidden members of the Night Blades, Irving and James might uncover the leads they desperately sought.
The cities surrounding the City of Warding were not large, so the time required to search these cities was minimal. By that evening, Irving and James had completed their search of all the nearby towns. Unfortunately, the situation was worse than they had anticipated. Not only had they failed to find any members of the Night Blades, but they couldn't even find evidence that the Night Blades had ever existed in those places.
