Traces of Fear Part IV

When Number Three and Number Seven arrived at the lord's castle, there was a long queue trying to enter. "Do we have to wait in line? We could sneak in," said Number Seven.

"No, we need to enter like ordinary people," said Number Three.

While waiting in line, they observed their surroundings. The castle walls were quite high with guards at every corner. "This much security isn't normal, something must be going on," whispered Number Three.

"We need to be more careful inside," said Number Seven. "It seems the lord has special guests." Number Three nodded in agreement and they continued waiting in line.

As they listened to the conversations around them, they noticed the people in line were from surrounding villages. They were all within the same county's borders and shared a common problem: monster attacks.