A few weeks later, Adam and Luca had finally returned to Adventurers' City.
The journey back had been long and arduous. They had traversed the wilderness and spent countless nights hiding from the monsters that roamed the land. Neither of them had spoken much along the way.
At last, the familiar walls of Adventurers' City came into view.
They did not approach the main gates. Instead, the two climbed the city wall and reached the concealed opening that was Luca's secret entryway into the city. The concealment mechanism was still intact, hiding the hole from prying eyes.
How the Paladin had managed to hide it from the people of the City Hall remained a mystery to Adam. He figured it had to do something with magical artifacts, as Luca always seemed to have an abundance of them.
Luca carefully removed the concealment, and the two slipped through. They had finally returned to the city, yet there was no relief. Not yet, at least.
