With a nonchalant expression, Adrian got up and walked toward the door. He was genuinely curious about people from the other villages. More importantly, the ones who kidnapped Thalia might not be in Mudstone anymore. They could have headed to the other two villages, and they might have been connected to the two other villages.

"You don't understand. We only interact with the other villages once every few years. The last time I saw someone from Blade's Reach was when I was twelve!" Lyra said excitedly, "Also, I heard that there's a young prodigy in Blade's Reach. He's not even twenty, but he's already at level eight."

Adrian nodded and followed her outside. On the streets were people of all ages and genders. There were at least a hundred, and the crowd was growing. It seemed like the entire village was curious about people from the other villages.

Adrian gazed at the group wearing black robes, similar to those in Mudstone. The robes seemed to be at least two hundred years old in sty