Investigation

"This is the place, I'm sure of it," Markus said while holding his head just right above the vegetation. His eyes were directed at a relatively small city in the distance, surrounded by nothing but arid plains and some small thickets that were too shallow and too sparse to serve as a good cover.

"Good. Let's not waste the time and go in, then." Al muttered under his nose, worried that speaking out in a normal way would get them compromised.

"So much for the scouting mission, huh?" Markus smirked. "I know you already told me more than enough times, but are you sure you are okay with my arrangement?" He said before looking at the legendary ancestor.