Jade I hesitate only for a nano second before I enter the woods after him, desperate to hear the information he has for me, even though alarm bells are going off in my head. What if all this is to lure me into some trap? Isn't this the very same way fraudsters get their targets? With the promise of something better? Xane was a character I did not know all too well but at the same time, he has never failed to show me his true self or not tell me his motive. He has been as straightforward as can he up until today's meeting, and being shady about moving locations. But the cure I could get pulls me further and further into the woods, stepping on dry twigs and almost squashing a frog. I let out a surprised yell and instantly, Xane appears. I startle so hard, I almost fall. “How did you do

