As Erik erged from the steamy bathroom, he wiped the moisture off his hair with a towel.
It was a montary reprieve from the day's events, exacerbated by the soothing embrace of his freshly laundered clothes.
He lounged in the velvety embrace of the armchair, gazing out the window as the rising sun's warm glow filtered through the drapes, imbuing the room with a serene and enchanting aura.
"System, open the file Ms. Bannon sent on my phone," Erik instructed, addressing the biological supercomputer.
A neatly organized docunt appeared on his phone screen, catching Erik's attention with its header reading "Doran Stedman - Classified Information." As he delved deeper into its contents, he furrowed his brows in deep thought.
Erik quickly noticed sothing bizarre as he read the file: no information was available about Doran's job. Moreover, it was surprising how little was known about his day-to-day activities, considering that he had attracted the guild's attention.
Nevertheless, Erik's attention was drawn to a single na ntioned several tis throughout the report: the Silver Serpents. While Erik stayed in Testrovsc's Rest, he naturally searched and learned about the criminal organizations inside the city.
Despite not having the sa size and power the Crystal Cross Gang had in New Alexandria, Frant's capital, where the previous leaders had given in to corruption and ssed the whole country up, here in Etrium, this criminal organization gained a bad reputation for its nefarious but presud activities, most notably the kidnappings they carried out.
The perpetrators of kidnappings in Etrium were notorious for having extensive information networks, and the country could not eradicate them despite extensive searches.
It was clear that ticulous planning was behind their operations, which made it challenging to free those who had been taken captive and arrest the culprits since it was challenging to gather the evidence necessary. It was presud that they were the primary perpetrators behind the kidnappings.
Moreover, Testrovsc's Rest was unique in and of itself, mainly because it was far from Nokisi Point's authority and a frontier city.
Photos appended to the file depict Doran in various settings across the city, most frequently in the company of other people.
This made Erik believe that the man likely belonged to an organization, as he was never alone in these circumstances.
This was further implied since Doran was observed having dinner with a person thought to be the leader of the Silver Serpents, even though there was no evidence that he was a mber of a criminal organization.
Erik relaxed his posture and rubbed his temples. This was no run-of-the-mill quest. The stakes were high, and there was a great deal of mystery surrounding Doran.
What was his link to this organization? Did he join it? Who exactly was he supposed to be? A leader, an interdiary, or maybe even an unwilling participant? It was very frustrating that there were a lot of informational gaps.
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