Gu Ning looked at the clothes in her hands, confused, then at the little fox scurrying around the room.
She put the clothes down, wrote a note, and handed it to Barto: *What's wrong?*
Barto had no time to explain. He pulled out a heavy bag of Crystal Stones and some cash, stuffing them into her bag. "We have to leave here right now and find Alex."
Gu Ning asked on the note: *Why? Did something happen?*
Barto opened his mouth, but then he thought about how people from the Underground Arena had retaliated against Cook. He also remembered that Kuinan clearly knew Gu Ning. He quickly understood the danger she was in.
He swallowed his words, ran to the window, and drew the curtains. "It's not safe here anymore. You have to get to Alex and not leave his side for a single moment."
Gu Ning wanted to ask him more, but just then, Seth and Jite entered the room.
Barto said to them, "You two, right now, immediately, take her to Alex."
