Elder Rostellum had been feeling unsettled recently. Though he had only been on Guru Mountain for a few days, he was already surrounded by a host of unknowns, plunging him into unprecedented confusion. He had seen the Alchemists moving back and forth at the foot of the mountain but had no idea what they were up to. He had also discovered that someone was covertly purchasing Guru Mountain's stones. Although Aliusan of the Black Mountain Organization had tracked down the source of these purchases, Rostellum still didn't understand the motive behind acquiring such seemingly worthless stones.
Furthermore, the team dispatched to find Governor Rostov's son had been gone for some time. So far, the Earth Wolf planted within the team had only sent a single message via Mail Bird. This solitary message was infuriatingly succinct: "We've reached the mountaintop."
