"Muji, have you notified Cousin Carl?"
"Miss," a young servant replied, "there's no one at Mr. Karl's place. He may have already left."
"No one?" Iweni's face showed concern. "Could he be unaware of the situation in the city? Or could he be at the patrol hall? Would you run there again?"
"What nonsense!" Jinsley rolled her eyes. "With what's going on outside, how could anyone be found? If you ask me, he's definitely gone."
"With the news even we can get, Carl, as an inspector, how could he not know?"
"But just because you can think of him doesn't mean he's thinking of you. My experience is that men are all unreliable."
"Go! Go!" Gegil called out to them. "You two only know how to leave! When did I agree to that? I said no one is to leave!"
"Father!" Jinsley stood still, staring straight at her own father. "You've really gone mad!"
"Is money more important than life?"
