"Where exactly is the point where the disappearances began?"
"About four hundred meters from there, past the second-to-last rest town. It's an old forest passage, part of the ancient route before the current roads."
"It used to be safe, and it was also the fastest route. But now… no one dares to go through it."
"But it's the fastest, and it's the one we must take."
"And the caravan's cargo?" Kyrian asked in a neutral tone.
"Trade goods. Rare herbs, minerals, northern fabrics. In large quantities for the event that will take place in Gylp. But nothing particularly special."
"At least nothing worth causing such a stir among cultivators or bandits for an attack, an invisible attack like that. That's what bothers me."
Kyrian remained still for a few seconds. Finally, he spoke calmly.
"If there's something making the caravans disappear without leaving any trace, then they aren't simple bandits."
Lao Shen nodded slowly.
"I believe that too."
