Ashu returned to the cave.
As it happened, Sion had just arrived as well.
During the days Ashu had spent orchestrating the death of the Grand Swordmaster, Sion had been fully engaged in gathering intel on the other three Bounty Hunters.
It was now early afternoon.
Sion cautiously made his way to the cave entrance, but before he could say a word—
Anna suddenly said to Ashu from within the cave, "Careful. You've been tailed."
Ashu didn't possess any talent for spiritual perception. Even when he immediately looked behind Sion, he saw nothing unusual.
But he trusted Anna completely—without question—so he immediately tensed up, fully alert.
