[Location: Dragonbone Prairie · Grace's Home]
"Knock knock knock~"
Accompanied by the sound of knocking, hurried footsteps followed, and a girl's anxious voice called out:
"Dad, is that you?"
But what she saw upon opening the door was a cold, steel armor.
"Huh?"
From behind the armor, Alice's figure emerged. She shook her head, clutching her sword sheath, and said:
"Sorry, Grace, after cleaning up the Tree Demons at the boundary, we didn't find any traces of your father."
The brilliant stars in the girl's eyes dimmed just like that.
But she still tried to gather her spirits and opened the door to welcome the group inside.
"Grace, has someone come over?"
A more mature voice came from the corner, as a peasant woman stepped out from around the farmhouse.
Grace whispered, "Mom, it's the adventurers who came to our home today."
Then she added, "They're willing to help us search for Dad."
The middle-aged peasant woman approaching looked skeptically at Louis and his group.
