An old man was sitting on the terrace alone. Even though his eyes were fixed on the blue sky, his mind was on something else.
His village was still in danger, and the awakeners he requested from the Pillar Organizations didn't get along with each other.
He felt like his head was about to explode as problems kept coming to him without any of them being solved.
"When will peace come to my village?" Bernard murmured in sadness.
At the same time, Julia stepped into the front yard.
Bernard shifted his gaze when he noticed her. "Do you need something, Julia?"
"Village Head, I came to deliver a message from Clara and the others," Julia replied. "They said they would return tomorrow afternoon."
Clara and her group were the only awakeners they had.
He previously ordered them to monitor the beasts' lair. This was the reason why they hadn't appeared yet.
"Nothing bad happened to them, right?" he asked.
