"Is it just me or do you feel like we are being watched?" Angel asked.
Standing in the desert, Felix looked around as he did feel the same way. Only John scratched his head since he didn't or probably didn't notice due to being focused on the map before him. The three of them stood on the shoreline of the Caspian Sea.
"We probably are being watched as we are foreigners." Felix answered Angel's question.
While they were traveling, they were met with a mixture of welcoming and hostility. Of the hostile looks, Felix noted that they tended to huddle together at times. So he wondered if they were a part of some group.
"Felix, according to your notes and map, the Island of Time is somewhere along this coast." John pointed into the distance.
The distance covered a large range and could take days if not weeks to search. However, Felix felt they probably won't be welcome as he looked behind him. A group of men were beginning to gather together and their hostility wasn't concealed.
"Are they wizards?" Angel soon shifted her attention to the group.
"I don't think so." Felix answered.
If he has to guess, he would guess it is one of the groups that are hostile to foreign influence. Their hostility to this could also stretch to foreigners who come to the country as in their view, the visitor was spreading their culture.
"Do you think they will attack us?" Angel asked.
"Probably."
It is not that Felix didn't want to deny it, but his senses were telling him that they were dangerous. In a sense that if he completely ignores them, something bad could happen. However, the danger feeling they gave him wasn't as big as Voldemort nor his Death Eaters.
"Should we leave?" Angel asked.
"John," Felix shifted this question to John.
"Give me a moment, I feel like I am onto something." John said as he stared intently at the maps.
Felix and Angel just gave each other a look, before pretending to admire the sea when in actuality they were watching the group. The uneasy feeling continued to grow a bit as the group grew. Felix was pretty sure a few of them had guns or at least some sort of weapon concealed as their clothes when they moved was a bit unnatural.
"Do you think we accidentally stumbled upon their meeting point?" Angel asked.
Felix didn't really have an answer for that as it is possible. For what they were gathering for, he didn't really care that much either. What he did care about was the few that were pointing at them and others nodding as if receiving an order.
"John, you might want to hurry up." Felix said as his instinct told him it was time to move.
"Got it." John said with a smile.
His smile froze as he seemed to just realize the issue at hand. So he began to walk forward before breaking into a speed walk that would make professional competitors proud.
Felix noticed that the hostility seemed to lessen, but then noticed a small group break away. So once they left the sight of the group, Felix grabbed both of his friends and opened a portal to quickly leave. There is no point in getting into a fight or otherwise more trouble would follow, be it magical or non magical.
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"Well, that was a bit terrifying." Angel grumbled.
"It felt a bit like a suspenseful scene in a horror movie." Felix jokes.
"I just hope we can skip the slasher killer." Angel glared.
The three laughed, before moving on.
"I think I found where the entrance is." John said as he held up a map.
There a circle was drawn and greatly narrowed down the search range. Thanks to this instead of weeks, it would probably take only a few days to search, unless the entrance is underwater. If it is located underwater then the search would take a bit longer.
Studying the map for a while, Felix pulled out his gem necklace that is usually used for simple divinations. Holding it above the map and circle, he began to mumble repeatedly seven times if the entrance was in the circle.
Then his necklace began to spin telling him yes.
"Well, it looks like John managed to narrow down our search range." Felix smiled.
"Treasure hunting with a seer makes it so much easier." Angel said after nodding.
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So after finding a place to rest for the day and prepare some items for the search, the three of them look forward to tomorrow. Since they hopefully will be able to find the entrance to the Island of Time.