'How exactly are we going to do this hunt?' Luna asked me in my mind, her voice edged with skepticism as I reached the hotel. It was officially a break day, which only made it clearer just how lazily the Redknot Guild was approaching all this. A cabal of criminals masquerading as adventurers, taking their sweet time while the city rotted. Bureaucracy, corruption, and general incompetence—the holy trifecta of why things rarely got done in an orderly fashion.
'Well, obviously, I need a few key pieces first,' I replied, pushing open the hotel door. 'And one of them should be arriving soon.'
Luna barely had time to begin her protest before she stiffened, eyes narrowing as her senses caught up.
'Oh, you planned this,' she muttered. 'That's terrifying. Even my foresight can't predict your moves. It's like trying to read a book while someone keeps turning the pages out of order.'
'Why, thank you,' I said, just as a knock rapped against the door.
