Great Beach Express Hotel
"The rain is so heavy."
The man stood at the door, placed his hand on the room's handle, and swiped his keycard to unlock it.
"Do you think what our daughter said was true?"
His wife stood beside him, carrying takeout containers.
"What?"
The man put away his keycard, his hand still on the handle. He froze briefly and turned to look at his wife, then quickly realized what she meant. "You mean the Central Land little girl told her that this city was very dangerous?"
"Yes."
His wife nodded slightly.
"In theory, we shouldn't believe something that sounds like a priest's prophecy."
The man sighed softly. "But ever since I set foot in West Land, I've had a bad feeling."
"It might not be a 'priest's prophecy,' either."
His wife looked at her husband and spoke slowly. "Didn't our daughter say that Central Land little girl had been to Newland City State? She went to Newland City State and then came to West Land."
She paused before continuing slowly, "I heard from some colleagues who came from Central Land to provide support that they're currently transferring some people to West Land."
"You mean that little girl is from the Research Institute?"
The man froze slightly. "If that's true, then we need to leave immediately. Did you check the flights?"
"I did."
His wife nodded. She picked up her phone and opened a page.
"There aren't any direct flights from Fickley to Newland. We can fly to Rodan first, then return to Newland City State from Rodan. Rodan should be relatively safe. The earliest flight is in two hours."
She looked up at her husband. "The rain is so heavy right now. Should we wait for it to stop before leaving?"
"Buy the tickets first."
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