Strange Life Form

Heinald nodded slightly as he listened to what the old man standing in front of him had to say.

"Doesn't anyone see where these shadows go or where they come from?" Heinald asked.

The old man shook his head.

After chatting with him for a while, Heinald left his shop and began to wander the streets of the town.

"Don't these disappearing people leave any traces behind them?" Heinald murmured.

As he was walking in the street beyond the square, he saw a man and a small child coming from the opposite direction.

When they sensed Heinald's aura, they immediately knelt down and greeted him. Heinald realized that this man was an Apprentice Ainsar.

"Where do you come from?" Heinald asked.

"From the quarry outside town, my lord." The man answered.

"Why are you so comfortable when everyone else is so scared?" Heinald asked.

"I went to the quarry to look for missing persons, my lord."

Heinald frowned and asked, "With a boy?"