CHAPTER 62: SEARCH FOR ISABEL (1)

That girl could’ve been anyone though since I’ve got no clue what Isabel looks like or what to expect. This girl is supposed to be brutal from what her story tells us about her, unless Liora is just making it up.

We’ve got no idea what to expect when it comes to her or maybe something will be obvious enough for me to notice it. I’m not quite sure just yet.

"Everything okay Art?" Amelia asks while noticing he stopped moving.

He turns back to face her before catching up to them. "Yeah, I was just looking around." Artemis responds.

She wouldn’t make herself obvious to me, would she? This Isabel girl is bound to be quite smart as she’s one of the leaders of this cult.

There’s also a high chance that she’s not here since she’s got to run things throughout the continent. I’ve also got to keep in mind that she is the one person that can’t be killed this time around.

Stupid promises, but there’s a reason for her needing to be kept alive. I’ll figure it out eventually.

They got two rooms for the party to share since they got a bit bigger over the course of the journey. Mizuki being the sixth member of the party, it was going to be quite tricky going forward for them to figure out sleeping arrangements.

Two of them usually share a bed with Artemis but it would still be a bit of a pain since they don’t all share beds. It’ll cost a bit more coin as they continue to find places to stay at for the time being.

I’m kind of thinking about this in the most logical way right now since we’ve got a bigger party. After we find Isabel we might be able to cut down our search time if we can figure out a place to meet at all times.

We’ll be able to split up, even if that’s not the greatest idea. Everyone is quite strong within this group so I don’t have any worries with that necessarily.

He rests his hand on his head for a moment. But I don’t want to take the chance of anyone dying either which is the main problem I have with it.

If someone dies and I don’t know then I won’t be able to guarantee that I can go back to fix it. Damnit this is a real pain in the ass because we could’ve been more efficient if we split up.

Everyone got settled into the rooms for the time being as the sun was still shining brightly in the sky. Most would take a nap so they could explore the kingdom later on but Artemis decided to skip it.

I’ll sneak out for the time being to see if I can find that girl that I spotted from before. I don’t know for sure if that was Isabel but I need to at least confirm that it wasn’t.

There’s a lot of things that I don’t know about in this kingdom though so I’ll have to be in guard as I search. I’m a new traveler who came into this kingdom after all.

He snuck out of the room without waking anyone up, everyone was fast asleep since they haven’t rested with peace of mind in awhile. Being able to sleep without the worry of being snuck up on was nice.

Artemis began his search through the streets while making sure it wasn’t obvious that he was looking for someone.

There’s a lot of people around here so I’m not quite sure how I’ll find her out of the entirety of them just yet. It’s not going to be an easy thing to do by any means but I’ll do my best in the meantime.

"Be careful, lots of people lurk in the shadows like you around here." The girls voice echoes.

That’s why I’m not worried about traveling by myself since I’ve got my own warning system at all times. Her timing is always perfect with these situations lately so I can’t complain about it.

It’s saved me a few times already but I wish there was more that she could share with me about anything. I’m at a lost for words with what to do when it comes down to finding anyone.

He continues to wander the streets while trying to look for any signs of Isabel, or at least something that was obvious. It wasn’t easy to look for someone when you don’t even know what they look like.

But before he can react something pulls him into an alleyway without anyone in the crowds noticing. A strange but flowery fragrance was all he could smell as someone’s hand covered his mouth with a cloth.

"It seems I found you first. You didn’t try to hide at all, how interesting." A woman’s voice speaks from behind him quietly.

I couldn’t really say much since she was covering my mouth but this couldn’t possibly be Isabel right? I could easily get myself out of this situation but it’d be better to see if it’s her or not first.

"Artemis they call you, I’ve heard of the members you defeated already. I’ll give you a chance to talk." She continues on before bringing him somewhere with no one to listen in.

Within a few moments she brings him into a strange room with nothing but a few boxes inside of it. "Go ahead and speak." She says with a bit of impatience to her.

"I don’t know who you are or if you are the person I’m looking for but yeah I did kill some members of the cult." Artemis replies with a serious tone to his voice.

I couldn’t see her face since it was covered by some strange silver mask with nothing to show but her black hair going down her back. She was definitely a member of the cult because I could see the insignia on her right shoulder of her cloak.

She wasn’t dressed too heavy for a fight or anything so this must be some sort of information mission for her.

"Then I won’t doubt you in the slightest as I ask my next few questions." She says with the impatience fading away.