A week later...

In a small tavern located in a small fishing village in Geotopia, the mood was a little peculiar. There was currently a small festival in the village, and the mood was jolly, yet in one of the corners of the tavern, the air seemed rather heavy. Seated around this table were Atar, Ephine and Thufrat. After a week worth of effort, their hopes were starting to dwindle. They had promised to find Ark as fast as possible, but they had no idea where he was taken to. 

Even after spending a lot of money looking for information, they didn't manage to find a single clue about the shadows that took Ark away. They couldn't use the pendant to track him either, which was what Ark had been counting on in the beginning. Although they would never give up their search for him, they could never imagine what he was currently going through. Just the fact that they had no idea where he was or how he was doing was enough to drive them mad.