Rito faces away from the portal, carries Daniel, and exits the portal
The masked man shakes hands with the shopkeeper, before turning to Francis.
“What brings you here, lad?”
“My feet. Tell me, are you rich?”
He squints his eyes. Masked man, masked man. What to do with a masked man. Hm…
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“Prespoterous! Only one of importance wear mask!”
Not rich? Hm… Not so important then. Francis feels a bit disappointed.
“Anyway, I’m taking him and Daniel where they’ll get the care they need. Just don’t get left behind this time.”
“You left me! Why is it I was left behind when a twist of fate happens?”
He opens the wine bottle and takes a swig from it.
“You must of been too drunk to pay attention.”
Rito rolls his eyes as he opens the door to the exit
“Like Jack and the Beanstalk? Jack the Giantslayer? Jack the Trickster of Ellen Wood?”
“Well, Jack, the Cultists back at my headquarters are quite friendly. I bet you’ll be quite familiar with them within a few days. I’ll tell them everything that happened.”
Inside the cells , a black form re-emerges.
A: Finally… they’re gone.
Andrew turns back into sludge and traverses up the wall to leave.
“Who ordered you to torture souls?”
A question pops up in Francis mind. If he is ordered, there is someone else behind him. Which suggest that something larger is planned behind the scene.
Something large…
“Yes! Yes! Is this Thyche siding with me? Is this the generosity of Nemesis? I have found my true calling! Fate, I will derive your mystery and control it to my whim!”