[HALLOWEEN] Fishing for Answers [Team MARC]

The calm before the storm. A proverb that was almost universally used in almost all the countries, with exception of Vacuo. Hunters and huntresses had to deal with those situations all the time. They always had to be on guard, no matter how peaceful it looked. Team MARC would find themselves in a situation like that.



The birds were singing and the sun was shining brightly. The faint sound of the lake water flowing against the bank carried through the air. Sometimes a peaceful environment could make things more dangerous. Rheas hopped that the others

The Professor looked at her scroll, then closed it, slipping it into a coat pocket before looking up at the scenery.

"I don't have many opportunities to see natural beauty like this. If this was a more secure location, I could see someone building a vacation home here."

Professor Rheas mused, leaning forward and holding a hand against her forehead. She a off into the distance, gazing at a structure in the distance.



"That must be Mr.Grista's cabin over there. According to the report, he disappeared overnight with no sign of a struggle. Hmmm…"

She turned and looked at the team behind her. Her eyes focused on Snow.

"It's been a week since Team ORNG conducted their investigation of this area. It's very likely that the inside of the cottage is the only part of the scene preserved. Ms. Merlot, given the circumstances, how would you proceed with our follow-up investigation?"

Professor Rhea asked the teen calmly. There was no trace of disdain for the name in her tone, and there had never been in the classes that she taught.

Karasu already took the chance to survey the surroundings. Rhea and Snow both had their own comments to make about what this place was like. Mixed between loving it, and disliking the vulnerabilities it offered. Seeing this as a chance to offer his own insight, he decided to comment his own thoughts about the lakeside venue.

"I didn't spot any Grimm here. More importantly, I didn't hear any. Grimm are not the most subtle creatures, even when they're trying to surprise a target."

To capitalize on that, he then gestures in a circular motion with his hand. "All the noise of the wildlife. It's faint, but it's there. If Grimm were in the area, they would be clearing out. Be concerned when the only thing you can hear is the wind."

Still, it was true that they at least didn't have to worry about the villagers right now. That was one silver lining in this considering the staggered approach they were taking to try and keep panic to a minimum. It did mean that their only option was to effectively jump straight into investigation, though.

Rhea poised a question to Snow, and it wasn't long before the Team Leader answered. Karasu listened to her reasoning, and found it overall sound. The cabin and the shed were about the only things they could work with at the moment... Though, Karasu had a thought as well.

"There is another option. If the cabin was untouched, it's a possibility that Grista was assailed somewhere else. I'll check the dock and the shed. The forest will have worn away any signs, but we may still find some around there."

He stated calmly, and then he'd follow with;

"Should be able to find drag marks on the wood, or something in the area around the shed."

After notifying his team of his intentions, Karasu would start with investigating the dock. It didn't seem like he was worried about being attacked. But then again, that was part of his fighting style -- to be as hard to read as possible.

Chances were, he was ready to strike suddenly if the need arises. Unfortunately his search of the dock didn't turn up much; no signs of a victim being dragged away. The boat was still there too, so whoever was responsible didn't toss the fisherman into the boat and then make off across the lake.

So, to the shed next, then. At first he wasn't sure there was anything there... But paying careful attention did pay off; there were spots of grass around the shed that were patted down.

"Hmm..."

Karasu then tried to determine the direction that this was heading in -- or from, as the case may be. Something either entered this way, or left this way. He had to try and figure out which was the case.

Amber was about a fan of the area as Snow was, Though her reasons both differed and funny enough were quite similar. While she didn’t lag behind, her fitness lying in other areas meant she wasn't exactly a modal jogger, runner or long time walker, this meant she was at the rear of the group though she none the less kept a careful eye on her surroundings. The first reason she wasn’t a fan was obvious, this place wasn’t exactly fit for a Neet like her, save she wanted to reenact scenes from her favorite anime… or attempt to take Snow for a romantic walk along the water.. Though she was more a fan of the reverse of that situation happening ala her being the one brought, so that was out too. Tragic Heroine mold that Snow fit it would just be the best!

Though… that last name…

Her mom would demand she confront this. But she was in no rush to, hell for that matter why should she be? All that word of that sword alone had ever done was make her miserable. ‘It’s your birthright’ “’your it’s chosen, for our goddess” hmph… She didn’t need that sword, she didn’t care about whatever stupid conflict was brewing because of between there families. Liked Snow, as a team leader… and as a person. Mother was wrong. Besides, she didn’t need some crummy goddess like that anyway

She hadn’t seen need to bring it up, and she wouldn't know if she had similar knowledge like she did but , she wasn’t about to plague her with it if she didn’t. Besides the mission was more important here.

”I agree with Snow miss Rhea, to many openings… so many unsafe spots, we have a lot to cover if we don’t want to be out in the first wave like the previous team. Snow points out water…. With that there would be what comes after, abandoned field, few animals, as if they sense danger… .. nothing at all here, but… yeah, at least it makes things easier for us to set up? Observation will be needed… we don’t want to end up like those that came before, seeing as this isn’t zombies and definitely couldn't be, right Snow? Yeah.. ahem, maybe we can look for signs after were set up”

It was partly a shame, it would be pretty badass to watch that though… yeah probably better it’s definitely not that.

Of course Snow had a strong idea and answer for the teacher, Amber had to agree she made good points. It was a classic trope, the cabin you don’t suspect, just behind the poor target. Putting a thoughtful hand to her chin as she organized her thoughts, Amber would remain quite, at least for now as she organized her thoughts. This was Snow’s question after all, andhade waseeded but… she needed more for that.she had as needed but… she needed more for that. That was the bad thing about the start of a detective outing… it just wasn’t going to come all together at first.

Besides she enjoyed being led by the leash by Snow.. ah that determined glare she had… the power to drag her… ahem, guide them through any situation. Amber nodded her agreement with Snow’s plan, going forward she could support the group with her tech from behind and Snow could.. Ahem.. ravage anything in front, Between her and Karasu she was sure it would fill any holes in their formation. Not counting what miss rhea could add to the mix. As such she followed behind the group itself, restraining her latent submissive hormones to not attach herself to Snow’s waist and instead.

”I’ll make sure were covered on our approach, so feel free to let me have your back, I’ll have my tech watch out for what our eyes might not be able to catch right away”

Karasu offered his own insight as well, which Amber would take to heart. His experience proved very useful in the past, and would be here. Peophabble of ssume at a glance that they were a ram shabble of a team, but in truth they each worked together well, their abilities all cogs in the will that kept their team going proper. As such she’d adjust her tech for watching karasu as well when he decided he’d check the dock She’d adjust her support, Sending some of her made drones to go with him for support. They weren't super impressive things, as that wasn’t required yet. They could fire bolts of energy to deter targets, and observe in rapid succession the area around her, they we, as that was what they needed right now.. Programmed to send info back to Amber herself constantly so she could relay it to her team as needed. Amber herself stayed with Rhea and Snow, two drones alongside them, two with karasu to help wing over the area, obsergns of what they could be looking things for signs of what they could be looking things for signs of what they could be looking for, holes they might not see.. Amber made it herself after all! And she was sure behe made it herself after all! And she was sure between the four of them..

They’d crack this case in no time!

Something that became apparent pretty quickly was that Rhea was a patient listener. She was a teacher who considered her students' opinions. Sometimes she was a little blunt on own opinions, but at least it went both ways.

"True, there are many areas of cover encircling the open space that we are in. But Mr.Reiuji is correct: there are ways to detect nearby grimm even if you don't see them. I'm pleasantly surprised: it's not easy to compartmentalize Mr.Port's lectures. You have a keen ear for important details."

She looked at Karasu approvingly, then gazed over towards the forest. She then looked over at Snow.

"I must admit, I don't like being out in the open either. Especially when it's this desolated. I doubt we have to worry about Zombies, but I've been to the Emerald forest enough times to see monsters emerge from the trees."

Rhea gazed towards the cabin again, the slight breeze rustling her coat.

"One would assume that ORNG would have done their due diligence. But some of the team were abnormally distressed before even a full day passed. It's very likely they missed something. It's strange though. ORNG were in my classes for two years. Green was always alert, but he never shut down like he did in the log."

Rhea said, frowning. There was a tinge of sadness in her tone, a reminiscent look on her face. The moment passed, and Rhea looked at her students.

"If Grista was assaulted, then it didn't take place here. Even under duress, ORNG would have seen the signs of a struggle. It leaves one of two possibilities. He was either ambushed elsewhere, or he was lured away from his house. This area doesn't have specialized grimm like Wisps, so if it's the latter…"

Rhea trailed off, looking at all her students. "We'll deal with that when we get to the village. Let's take a look around here. Stay in sight of one another and the lake. If anyone isn't comfortable going out on their own, then stay close to me. And Amber, be subtle about your surveillance set up. Having eyes out of sight is a useful asset in this situation."

Rhea steadily made her way to the cabin. When she got to the porch, she stepped slowly up the stairs,looking down at her feet. It creaked slightly as she pressed her foot on each individual step. It seemed to be too deliberate not to be intentional.

Rhea sounded pretty sure that even if they were stressed, they wouldn't have missed any signs of a struggle -- or indication that someone was taken... Normally that might very well be the case, but considering...

"We can't assume anything like that. Over the course of their reports they became increasingly panicked -- they even missed obvious things like the dock and the shed. To say nothing of what Vanta pointed out earlier, with them not even looking into the Graveyard."

Karasu wasn't really bringing this up to argue, but merely to point out... "We should consider every possibility, no matter how improbable given the circumstances."

It was even possible that they missed something involving the Cabin... But that probably didn't need to be said at this point. In either case, the investigation must continue, and exactly that happened.

On Karasu's side of things, he was able to confirm that the pressed down grass led into the treeline away from the cabin -- but even more importantly, it led northwest... In the direction of the village. While he was here, there was just one more thing he wanted to go over.

The shed. At first glance, it looked normal enough. Just a storage space in the woods. He enters to investigate further, eventually his gaze falls onto a set of tools arranged on a corkboard -- they all looked untouched since the day they were bought... Only... It looked like some tools were missing.

Karasu takes a closer look, and tries to determinate what is missing here. A drill and the associated bits. Wrench, spanner, pliers, various screw drivers... Even a saw. That was all there.

So what was missing from common tool needs? The first and most obvious one is a hammer. That was absent. At first Karasu thinks that a hatchet might be missing too, but glancing down he notes that it's leaning against some boxes.

"What else...?"

It should be obvious, he was wracking his brain trying to figure out what else was missing here. Looking around the shed, he had plenty of spare fishing gear. Mainly rods and reels, spools of fishing wire and tackle boxes. Even a set of shears.

But something kept nagging at Karasu that he was missing something. It wasn't the knives he'd use to prepare fish; even those were present. Just as he thinks he might have run out of ideas, it occurs to him: A bolt cutter. That's missing from the common toolset here.

Karasu looks through the rest of the shed. While fairly confident he had found some strong clues here, he wanted to be doubly sure that he wasn't missing something. Every piece of information could be valuable.

Even though anyone else could have probably walked out fairly confident of their findings here, he just couldn't shake that feeling that there was something obvious staring him right in the face here...

... And that was why. A shovel. That was what was missing here.

So in total; a hammer, a bolt cutter, and a shovel.

"Time to let the others know what I've found here."

Karasu then departs the shed and makes his way back to the cabin to speak to everyone else.

"I found some tracks near the shed. They head to the northwest, in the direction of the village. I looked at the shed itself, and almost all of the tools are brand new. Some of them are missing, though. A hammer, a bolt cutter and a shovel."

Now, why were those things missing, and why was the direction headed towards the village? That he wasn't sure of. But it was nonetheless important to make note of the findings... There was something else about what he found too, which kept bothering him.

"... One last thing. The grass only faces to the northwest. There's no indication that someone or something came here on that same path. We can check around for any other possible methods of entry, but..."

He sighs, knowing how crazy this was going to sound.

"... It's more like the Fisherman just up and decided to leave all by himself one day. I guess that would explain the missing tools, too."

Certainly, it'd be difficult to carry a person AND the tools. But if that person was leaving willingly with their tools in hand...

She appreciated Rhea’s patience, it was part of why she liked her as a teacher. Amber wasn’t the type to be full of energy and spunk all the time, or to be able to hop right on to a matter rapidly like something Minti would expect. Minti demanded action, Rhea gave time, she liked that.

[color=green[“Yeah, Karasu’s the anime protagonist after all, prodigy type, probably with a dark, mysterious past! It’s natural he’d get this down, honestly”[/color]

Amber put a thoughtful hand to her chin, thinking over what Rhea added. It was that odd for the team to act that way huh?

”If it's that odd… we may want to gather samples, my tech is limited here but..I can make something for us to test samples, if their behavior is so abnormal it could be something in the area, whether that be a beast… plant… maybe even… whatever we're looking for, I’ll set my drones to it right away!”
She clicked a few buttons on her pad, and a soft glow came from the drones as they received her instructions,

”We’ll catch whoevers responsible miss rhea, promise”

She nodded to Rhea’s words of her set up, readjusting them as directed, she'd have eyes everywhere… if something twitched she was determined to see it herself. Not a hair on Snow’s.. or her team's heads would be plucked, she’d see to it.

She gave a determined look Snow’s way, with a smile.

”I’ll make sure we know at the first sign of anything Snow, Nothing gets by my tech!”

Maybe Snow was right though, Zombies couldn't really be real right? Sure there was that one type of parasite that could make what were basically zombies out of other bugs, but that was completely unrelated, it didn’t apply to humans right? Yeah definitely not. You know what did apply though? Snow’s smile, it made the girl squee on the inside, practically on the outside to with how she briefly shook.

”Of course! You can rely on me Snow, my eyes are everywhere.. No one will escape me, you have my guarantee!”

Amber was busy gathering there thoughts, putting the words the team had voiced down in her notes so they could reference or add to them later. Everyone made good points, it would be good to be able to easily come back to them later. She then once more sent an organized copy of what they had gone over to each member of their team, organized as well as dated of course. After this she got a light ping in her ear, from one of her drones.

”Oh hey guys, one of my drones caught something…”

She would bring up the feed on Drone #12, preparing to connect her team members scrolls when she saw it.

”W…wait, that's… it looks where's his… h…he…..”



In the next moment Amber screamed a high pitched scream , one so high in fact it would come across as a child half her age. She then leapt,at a high speed right into Snow’s arms, who likely caught her even despite the surprise of her actions, ending up in what was akin to a bridal style carry.

”I FUCKING KNEW IT WAS ZOMBIES!!”

The NEET shivered in Snow’s arms, clearly shaken by what she had seen. But what had she seen? Well if one looked to her fallen scroll they would catch sight of a image capture. The image was hard to make out, hazy. But what had frightened Amber would be clear for all to see.

There was no head, in fact there was not even anything in the area where the head should be. Yes this was what the girl was in a panic over… and she wasn’t done ether.

”I FIGURED IT OUT, WHATEVER PSYCHO IS HERE, MAYBE THEY USED THAT BOLT CUTTER, HAMMER AND SHOVEL TO DECAPITATE THAT FREAKING ZOMBIE I JUST SAW, THEY DIDN’T DESTROY THE HEAD ON PURPOSE SNOW, IT’S AN IMMORTAL ZOMBIE NOW!!!”

The hiko clung tightly to her team leader, in a panic over all this chaos. But… if one looked at the feed that area was now… completely empty, nothing to be seen.

And if the team told Amber that they’d receive yet another high pitched wail… poor neet.

And poor Snow’s ears.

Rhea nodded, considering the words of the team she was accompanying. "That's why it's important to stay in sight Ms.Merlot. We're less likely to be attacked by grimm then the other groups are. But as Mr.Reiuji pointed out, we cannot assume anything."

She looked over at Karasu. He was always of interest to her. All the students that invoked her curiosity were. But he was one of the ones that stood out in an already unique class of first years, much like Snow did.

"Their strange behavior is why we're starting this investigation from the ground up. Treat this as a first time surveyment of the area. I find it strange that they were careless so early on, even if they were on edge. We'll have to be prepared for anything."

Rhea gave Amber a slight smile. Despite the situation, she had a very capable team. Amber was taking things seriously despite her own eccentricities.

"I'll leave the tech side of things  to you Ms.Alchemilla. You know your equipment better than I do. Just make sure to share all your findings with the group. No detail is too small to consider."

They went on to their own investigations then. Snow had chosen to follow her to the cabin while the others had expanded their search to other areas. She looked over at Snow.

"Or worst of all, they could have been caught off guard while already exhausted from a previous mission. We're fresh compared to the condition they were in, but we can't afford to let our guard down."

Rhea paused at the serious question Snow presented to her. It wasn’t exactly an easy, or pleasant conversation she had. She turned, facing her student and looking at her solemnly.

"It's hard to say right now. I don't have enough evidence to say in this case. You can't afford to live your life distrusting people, but you can never discount the possibility of foul play either." The best advice I can give you is to not let suspicion affect your interactions with the villagers."

When Karasu made it back to the Cabin, he would find Professor Rhea standing still on the top of the second stair leading up to the porch. She raised her foot and tapped down a couple of times. The sound underneath her echoed slightly. She rubbed her chin as she listened to Karasu.

"So he went off under his own power or was lured away in some capacity. The items missing from the shed are a little too conspicuous. Perhaps we should relay this to team VOWL. Given the tools missing and the fact that ORNG didn't search the Graveyard, it's worth exploring in greater detail."

When Amber announced that something showed up on the feed. She saw something on the thermal feed. She glanced up as Amber screamed out. She looked entirely unphased by the situation.

"If Zombies existed, they wouldn't show up that brightly on a thermal feed. A corpse doesn't produce body heat."

Rhea put away her scroll. She took out a pair of white gloves from her coat pocket and stretched them over her hands. She took a couple of steps back so she was standing on the fourth step down, and knelt down so that she was kneeling down on the third step. She turned and looked at Amber.

"If your nerves have gotten the best of you, stick close to me. I won't let anything happen to any of you."



She said reassuringly, giving the girl a slight smile. She turned back to looking at the second to last the board, feeling around the edges with her gloved hands.

"My apologies Mr.Grista, but I'm going to have to pry into your life a bit."

She muttered softly. Professor Rhea gripped the opposite edges of the step. If anyone was capable of it, they would sense a very slight spike in her aura at the same time she pulled on the wood. If all went according to plan, Rhea would have removed the top of the step from the porch.

Karasu raised a brow at Amber's comment regarding him being an anime protagonist.

"... Do I qualify as a prodigy type if I didn't even know what my Semblance was until recently?"

Whether or not Amber answered that, the conversation would inevitably turn towards the investigation they were conducting here.

"Hmm... Collecting samples, huh? There's no telling if we'll find anything, but it's worth a shot. Right now, anything we can find -- or possibly not find -- is a clue."

It seems as though everyone was in agreement on that front too. Rhea also raised an important point for them all to keep in mind as well, there was no reason to suspect foul play in the village as of yet, and thus they needed to keep their suspicions in check.

"Given the lack of indication of anyone coming here -- at least from our investigations so far, I find it hard to believe that it would have been someone from the village. Given the remote nature of the village and especially this cabin, it's unlikely they used a scroll to call him either."

He thought it over carefully. It would have had to have been planned out in advance, at the very least. "It would only be possible to do something like that by talking with him in advance... Making a plan for him to meet up with the culprit without him being aware of any foul play."

Suffice to say, it was pretty unlikely. But not entirely impossible. One thing was true either way; he left on his own. That part hadn't changed. "Is it possible that a Grimm could have done this? I've heard of some crazy stories involving special types."

Either way. It was a good idea to share their findings with the others. "Yeah. Let's send them our findings as soon as possible."


Not long after that, Amber called out that she saw something on one of her feeds -- and then promptly started to freak out over it. Letting out some very strong shrieks in the process. Karasu winced slightly, but at least he wasn't catching it as bad as Snow was right now...

Karasu had the same instinct as Snow, however. Checking the feed that had her so worked up. That still image certainly said a lot...

This was certainly not a normal investigation. Snow already started giving out commands on what to do, and Karasu gives a nod, readying his sword and following suit. But given that the feeds were now turning up nothing... He already had his suspicions regarding this.

But once they arrived and could find nothing out of the ordinary -- as Snow was quick to point out -- those suspicions were confirmed.

"Calm down. If we can't find any proof of someone having been here, then we can draw one of two conclusions as a certainty;", he paused briefly.

"One: It's a Semblance that can induce illusions.
Two: It's a special type of Grimm.

Either one relies on us panicking. We're going to deny them that chance."

There it was. Something that Snow and Amber were already familiar with.

Karasu in full 'War Path' mode. He closed his eyes. If there was no physical evidence, he needed to rely on his other senses... Nothing in the air. No particular smells either.

But he did notice something. His eyes opened.

"The wildlife is quiet now."

He readies himself for the possibility of combat on the spot.

Amber would have reacted to her teacher using whatever she was, if she wasn’t well… preoccupied in her freakout. Heck, the neet would have had her own opinions on everything going on if not for that case. But, even more so due to all her anime watching reinforcing the fact that ZOMBIES WERE FREAKING TERRIFYING. In fact what she did respond to of her teacher? The motion that it couldn't possibly be a zombie after all. She shook her head rapidly in defiance, clearly not ready to accept this fact anymore.

”You clearly haven’t heard of hellfire zombies Miss Rhea! Those things ARE NOTHING BUT THERMAL, AHHHH!”

Furiko, Light Shines Thrice taught her that the hard way! Ughhh, and the first time she forgot to douse the previous areas fire to so she had to backtrack SO far.

Despite her current freak out the drones continued to do their job, Amber having directed them, they were at work analyzing it and collecting samples from quite a few different sources. In fact it wasn’t until she was put down that Amber’s muttering freak out started to dye down. No, mind you she still thought it was zombies, but she was more coherent now. They were going out.. And due to her freak out she was staying behind, again, her head hung in response, something that might be noticed by their teacher. She had gone from impressing Snow to being useless… in a matter of seconds. No… she could still do this, she could make her mess up right now. She had Veronica in her contacts, she could patch her through now.

”Right Snow, don’t worry I’ve got this, and my drones will back you up!”

And they would, without their master they wouldn't have their full power, but they’d be able to support the duo. Meanwhile Amber would connect herself to Veronica, waiting for her to pick up, when she did Amber would well…. Not help how things were going on that end.

”Oh hello Veronica…. WE’VE GOT ZOMBIES, WITHOUT HEADS!”

No, no stop, breathe amber breathe.

”An unknown foe was caught on my feed watching us, it appeared to be headless, given where your group is you… may want to watch out for graves, specially any mass collection of them in one spot just in case, we havent confirmed but… the most important thing is that whatever is behind this may already be moving around, be on the….”

At this exact moment, Snow’s frustrations would be able to be heard over the call, getting transferred to her scroll of course from her drones. Yeah that wasnt going to help the poor young leader at ALL.

”Lookout ok? I’ll keep my line open so we can keep communicating ok? It looks like it’s fast… we may need to coordinate to catch it… Amber out for now!”

She ended the call after answering anything Veronica may had to discuss on the situation at hand. After she turned her focus once more to their situation, the drones' rapid movement allowing them to search in areas the hunters might not be able to.

”I’m sorry, miss Rhea, i know, true zombie, or something more ground in reality I need to keep my composure, for my team. They need me to support them in the field… and I will!, here…there… where is that thing….

She kept hunting seeking, her drones searching in every crack, every blade they could, while the main ones supported her partners, the others tried to sus ANY sign of where this thing is, SHE WAS GOING TO THROW HOLY WATER RIGHT IN IT’S DAM FACE!

Rhea cupped her chin with one hand, her worry apparent on her face. "If someone or something was affecting their behavior, then we'll have to take extra precautions."

Abilities and semblances that could affect the state of mind were particularly insidious. It wasn’t something you could easily avoid, and could affect people in subtle ways. Hopefully Amber's instruments would help shine a light on all the uncertainty.

Rhea listed to Karasu and Snow discuss the mysterious behavior of the fisherman. She hummed lightly, tapping her chin.

"And that's the big conundrum. An outsider would stand out in a small village like this. If Mr.Grista was lured away, it would have had to have been by someone he knew. Or he willingly left somewhere with those tools. We might learn which it is soon enough."

She had a feeling that the Graveyard team would find something disturbed in the Graveyard. Still, there were other possibilities that she didn't want to bring up with the group just yet.

Snow and Karasu went to inspect whatever the mysterious lifeform was. She didn't follow them, as someone had to stick near Amber. She would intervene. Rhea glanced over at Amber.

"I doubt it. Hellfire Zombies existing would imply that Hell is real. Ask the Graveyard team if "

The Professor made her opinion on the subject matter pretty apparent with that statement. It wasn’t a surprising view, considering that she was a researcher first and foremost. How Amber conveyed the message to the other group wasn't ideal. But hopefully the Graveyard team would be on the lookout for the missing tools. She let out a sigh.

"It's okay to be a little scared Amber. But you shouldn't do or say things that could cause anxiety needlessly. Veronica's team is exploring the Graveyard, so they're likely already on edge. Now then…"

Professor Rhea opened the journal she found. Her face remained neutral at first. Her eyes darted from side to side quickly. She turned the page after about 5 seconds. She kept on turning them in intervals.

"Keep your eyes open Amber. If anything gets too close to us then I'll deal with it. In the meantime, support Snow and Karasu as much as you can."

She was going throught the journal quickly. There was a very strong possibility that something was nearby, and that they'd get into a fight soon. But she also knew the students she was with. She wasn't worried about Snow and Karasu. She trusted they would handle the situation however they could. And she could keep her and Amber safe.

She continued going through the journal, skimming the pages quickly. She would study it more in detail later. Right now she had to keep alert and just look for anything strange within the entries. It seemed to be something that the fisherman had written, given what the initial contents were.