Now, Alice couldn’t directly say she wanted to see his wife. Who in their right mind would allow such a thing? Even if he’s a nine Sigil Lord, the safety of a close one was still something he needed to be careful of. Instead, Alice figured it was better to put her entire focus into finding the healer for now. "So have you discovered anything while searching up here?" Theron asked curiously, walking past the threads and standing next to Alice. "Sadly, I haven’t been up here for long." Alice shook her head with a helpless sigh. "Perhaps you can investigate the west side. His last known activity was healing a fisherman who got infected. Four witnesses, no scars left. A few theories saying that it’s faked but it’s worth checking out." "Oh my, seems like you’re already well informed on the matter. What use is there to pursue me for help?" Alice narrowed her eyes. "Just the benefits of visiting from afar. The City Lord was gracious enough to provide me with an attendant who is well informed on rumours." Theron dismissed it with a shake of his head. "I’m suppressing my energy right now in case the healer is wary of me. So my movements will have to be minimal for now." "Heh~ Then I must ask you this to make sure. My approach towards the healer may change based on what you want." Alice leaned back slightly, exposing the scars on her face. "How aggressive do you want me to be with regards to tracking him down? If you want, I can spread a net across the entirety of this city." Alice offered, creating a bundle of threads between her hands. Of course, the real detection was something else. This net was simply a disguise. Theron scratched his chin. When it came to tracking people down or finding things out, he wasn’t the best. All of his abilities were only there for the act of killing. Nothing more, nothing less. "Would that not offend the healer? If they truly hold the capabilities of reversing the effects of Abyss Water, I’d rather not make them an enemy." Theron furrowed his brows. He’s survived this long based on the connections he’s made. Therefore, he knew the importance of the first impression. And if the healer’s first impression of him was someone who did whatever it took to achieve his goal, then it might not be a great outlook. "Ohya?" Alice smiled. Inwardly, she was rather surprised by the way he was acting. She thought that someone of his status would’ve tried to force others to obey his words. Yet instead of that, he’s seemingly respecting the healer’s desire to remain unknown. Granted, he still wants to find the healer but he’s not forcing the issue. [Seems like a pretty stand up guy.] Cayla praised as Alyss nodded her head in agreement. "In that case, shall I simply lay down a few threads to search for rumours?" Alice suggested. Theron contemplated his options. If it was simply rumours then the healer shouldn’t take offence to it. "You can do that?" Theron glanced over in mild surprise. He thought that the blind girl would at most be able to detect presences. But to gather information through her threads... "Are you perhaps in need of work?" He asked but Alice shook her head. "Shame. I would love to have someone like you working under me." He smiled helplessly. "I appreciate the offer. Perhaps I’ll change my mind once we find Mr healer." Nodding his head, Theron took a step away from her and dropped towards the ground. "I’ll find you if I have new information." "And here I thought he was a gentleman. Didn’t even leave a name." Alice sighed while weaving a net between her hands. She was going to thread her blood into the weave and use it as a catalyst to gather information. In a sense, it was similar to her Vision but focused more on ’listening’ than seeing. With this, sight, energy and hearing were covered by her weave. Finding the healer shouldn’t be an issue. Landing on the ground gently, Theron could see the guards and the attendant rushing over. "Lord Merias, please warn me before you leave, otherwise I won’t be able to explain it to the City Lord." The attendant smiled helplessly as Theron nodded. "Apologies. Shall we pay the City Lord a visit? It would be rude of me not to see him after coming to his city." Theron suggested as the attendant nodded her head. He had the guards take his wife to the accommodations for now. Following the attendant, they arrived at the main office. The guards around the place were relatively well trained based on Theron’s evaluation. But their level of power left much to be desired, especially for an important Port City near the entrance to Extalia. For a city , ideally there should be one Lord keeping it safe if not more. Making his way to the top level, he finally saw the City Lord of Nethril. Sitting behind the desk, a man with short black hair and piercing crimson eyes stared at him with a small smile. There was a circular tattoo on the side of his neck, different to the ones made in the image of Sigils. Thıs content belongs to novel fire.net Perhaps it was simply his aesthetic tastes. He wore a militaristic suit of black and gold with a white T-shirt. A pair of black gloves and a military cap. Off to the side, a fur collar jacket with medals could be seen. "Welcome Lord Merias, I hope my dear attendant hasn’t been rude to you." He smiled. ’Kaine Veyr, new City Lord of Nethril. Six Sigils and known as the Guard Dog of Extalia.’ Theron thought to himself while giving Kaine a nod. He has his merits from the battle towards the North, and despite only being six Sigils, he was spoken of in the same line as those who are crowned the strongest beneath Lordship. People like Rosalyn before her ascension as well as Darrow the Pirate King. But there was one strange thing. His rise to fame was far too fast. Constructed even. Yet Theron ignored the suspicious factors as it wasn’t his job to pry. He was only going to be here for a brief time so making unnecessary enemies should be avoided. "Have you taken the time to look around the city yet? Due to the rumours of the ’divine healer’ we’ve been getting quite a few visitors. The merchants are loving it." Kaine smiled, standing up in greeting and waited for Theron to take a seat. "Not yet. Though I’m only going to be here for the healer. You see, my wife dislikes outings." Theron sat down, crossing his legs as Kaine took a seat after him. "Oh? I heard that Lady Merias was all for the social life. She was quite the big name in the Slaughter Docks after all. In fact, I was even prepared to host an event in her name. What a shame." Kaine shook his head with a sigh. "I’m sure she’ll make up for what she missed once we find the healer." "Indeed. Happy wife, happy life haha." Kaine nodded. "Do you require extra hands when it comes to finding the healer?" "No need." Theron shook his head. With how long the rumours have been around... Theron guessed that Kaine was struggling with finding the healer himself. "If anything, I must ask you this. How come the cases for Abyss Water corruption have skyrocketed? A month ago, a large outbreak occurred with a fishing vessel, did it not?" Theron skipped the pleasantries. With the rise of a new suspicious cult, a few Lords were trying their best to track down and find out who they were. Their actions inside the Abyss have put a lot of people in danger and he wasn’t going to sit around waiting for things to happen. Opening his drawer, he pulled out a file and placed it in front of Theron. "I know what Lord Merias is thinking about but that’s not the case. Simply a coincidence." Kaine smiled. Keeping a neutral expression, Theron opened a file and read the contents. Off the shores of Nethril, a Lord level beast rests. It had descended into the depths not long ago and disrupted the ecosystem, causing the beasts to go on a rampage. Had it not been for this Lord level beast, the cases of Abyss Water corruption would be far lower. "Do you think the Healer is here because the beast had settled down?" Theron asked curiously, flipping through a few witness testimonies. Fisherman who were out at sea and saw a colossal beast dive into the depths. Kaine shook his head. "The healer is a presence that’s appeared in the surrounding towns and cities for a while now. Occasionally helping out with most assuming him to be solving issues using Abyss Blood as a counter. However, due to the surge of injuries related to the Abyss Waters, his fame has skyrocketed thus propelling his rumours to the forefront." Kaine explained, pulling out another file. This time, it had rumours of the healer dating back years ago. They were few in number but was similar to the reports now. "So there’s the chance that he may have moved to another town by now?" Theron glanced up. "Rest assured that if he does, I already have my informants on the lookout for his news." Closing the files and handing them back, Theron glanced out of the window and out to the sea. Since he was here... perhaps he should do what he’s best at doing. Killing the Lord level beast so that the ecosystem can go back to normal. Talking to Kaine for a little longer, Theron excused himself and left the main office.