Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Lil' Red Storm Realm
"Uh? How are you tampering with my Devil Merchant Codex?" Thalorien asked, forcing as much surprise into his voice as he could manage. He had already begun to suspect something was wrong when his wife failed to respond to his third message.
At first, he tried to dismiss it. She could have been occupied. Perhaps she had not noticed the message. Perhaps there was some interference with the communication network. There were countless possible explanations, and Thalorien was not the sort of person who would immediately jump to the worst conclusion.
But three unanswered messages were enough to make him suspicious. So instead of sending another message, he began reviewing his previous conversations through the Devil Merchant Codex.
