After standing there for nearly ten minutes, Rian grew fidgety, wishing he could at least sit beside Cheon Areum on the couch instead of remaining wedged between Inho and Yoon Seoyul. At last, Yoon Seoyul loosened his hold and let him move.
"You can't locate him on the map either?"
"No. It shouldn't be possible. He's like those rare beings inside dungeons—existences that don't register on my map at all. But Cheon Areum… he can still reach them."
Catching Rian as he ran straight into his arms, Cheon Areum finally addressed Inho's presumption.
"I can't sense him with my energy either."
Inho dragged a finger across his cheek, pausing as he turned the idea over in his mind before voicing another possibility.
"Then isn't that his specialty? What if he's in the middle of an awakening?"
"You can return to your work now."
