They heard them before they saw them. Several voices emerged alongside the sound of marching, making it clear they didn’t even put up the façade of trying to hide. Their scouts, without a doubt, had already relayed that only nine people resided in the valley. From one of the entrances, Miranda finally saw them. In front was a relatively small woman. Or teenager. She didn’t look any older than eighteen or nineteen, but the system had made telling age quite a bit harder. Beside her walked a man with a shaved head and black beard. His appearance was very similar to the girl at his side. She, like Neil, wore an embroidered robe of excellent quality. She also wore several pieces of jewelry and appeared to float a few centimeters off the ground. Overall, she gave off an immense sense of danger

