'Master won't leave two different messages at the same time. Unless he did it for a reason. Maybe because he knows it is absolutely necessary.' Ashe wiped her hand over the message in the normal language.
The curve of the letters were particular, it didn't look like it was carved out by a knife or any type of tools.
'His message was altered. But the Alchemical Patterns weren't. It can only alter what it understands.'
Ashe found a wooden stick on the ground and carved onto the altered message. She looked at it for a while and waited. But nothing changed.
'It won't change in front of me, huh? Cunning bastard.'
Ashe ignored the message then looked down to the wooden pole. She tapped on the skull. The rope bridge turned into a stone bridge for her to cross.
At the same time, Quinlan had also found his way out of the woods. He noticed Bas standing at the edge, waiting for him.
"Bas?" Quinlan said.
"You're finally here! I've been waiting for you." Bas said grimly.
