Jamie said, “I’m not too sure about that either, but I found him familiar.”

“Familiar?”

Jamie asked in a serious tone once again, “Is his last name Reed for real? Are you sure that he’s not someone else?”

“Hmm. Aside from that, it’s also impossible for you to have met him elsewhere before.”

“Why do you say so?”

Tobey said, “If I’m not mistaken, Deirdre told me that he grew up in Eastgene as a child and lived in Germia for a long time. You’ve never been in either of these places, so how can you be acquainted with him?”

“You’re right.” Jamie said softly, “Perhaps I’ve mistaken him for someone else. I’ll ask someone when I’m back in Neve.”

-

After getting in the car, Kyran asked, “Are you going to reach out to Tobey in the next two days?”

He remembered Tobey’s remark even though it was no longer as provocative as before.

Deirdre nodded. “Tobey will be leaving the day after tomorrow, and that is why he is traveling between Village Alnwick and here to stay in touch.”

“Leaving the