Nala was mysterious enough herself, coming from "that place". Her Shadow Mask alone was extraordinary. Perhaps she really could help.

But truthfully, Felix wanted to avoid any further entanglement with her, even as a last resort. Yet the faces of his sleeping countrymen on that bus compelled him to dial her number.

"Felix, how are you doing there?" Even Nala had not expected his call.

"I'm here to ask about Francis Thane from King Aurelius' time. Can you get anything he left behind? Anythi