I quickly activated God Speed and left the villa behind. The world blurred around me as I crossed the distance in a fraction of the time it would normally take. When I finally slowed, I stood at the edge of a snowy mountain range. The air was sharp and cold, the morning light still pale across the white slopes.
Before approaching, I stripped off the black suit and stored it away. In its place, I put on a simple grass-woven skirt and pulled a heavy fur coat over it, the kind of rough clothing that would not look out of place in this era.
For weapons, I chose only what fit the setting: a wooden bow with a small quiver of crude arrows, and a spear tipped with a carefully sharpened stone. Nothing metal, nothing modern — nothing that would draw suspicion.
Once I was properly dressed, I started up the snowy path toward the place where I had left Nara and her daughter-in-law Andy.
