Casually

"Wait, is that it? Are you going already?"

Asher stood up after securing the information and credits he needed. There was no need to waste his time here. 

"Yeah, I need to head to the nearest capital city," 

Asim frowned. "The closest capital city is at least 500 miles away, and—"

Before he could finish, Asher was already walking out, completely ignoring his words.

'What a loss,' The mercenary leader hoped to sell him more supplies, and items. He even considered asking for a favor, since it was rare for an Awakener to visit this place.

'Will he be okay? Going to the capital city alone isn't exactly easy even for someone like him,' Asim muttered to himself.

He explained that the area was crawling with ferocious beasts and mutated monsters capable of wiping out hundreds of mercenaries if they weren't careful.

'Forget it. I already warned him. It's his fault if he meets his death for not listening.'

—