Faye Yardley signaled with her eyes that they were fine and just needed to wait patiently for a moment. She didn't ask why Bella, who usually never stopped talking, was now puffing her cheeks and keeping her mouth shut. Regardless, once they safely returned to Nightfall Citadel this time, she planned to head back to the sea.
Smoke Persons boarded the miniature train to conduct individual inspections. It was unclear what kind of machines they were using, but whatever loot people had obtained from The Frigid World and hidden in their Storage Rings was detected with absolute clarity. No one could hope to bluff their way through.
Out of the eleven Ice Crystals Faye kept in her Storage Ring, she was forced to hand over five. As for the furniture and appliances she had collected, the Smoke Person gave her a strange look, simply charged her 1 silver coin, and didn't press the matter further.
