Mrs. Appaloosa took a deep breath, and the hesitation on her face vanished. It was as if she had made up her mind about something, her gaze turning resolute and firm.
"Give this card to Mommy to keep safe, all right?" She looked into Roz Appaloosa's eyes, her tone unusually solemn.
"Then promise Mommy that you won't tell anyone about this. No one at all... okay?"
"Okay!" Roz Appaloosa nodded hard. "I promise I won't tell anyone!"
After hiding the Chocolate Frog card away, tears welled in Mrs. Appaloosa's eyes.
She nodded at Roz Appaloosa, her voice filled with relief. "Good boy! Good boy!"
Catching the faint, barely there sourness in the air, Joseph Bonanno wrinkled his nose.
He glanced in Roz Appaloosa's direction, his tone carrying undisguised disgust. "I'm starting to regret this."
"Then..." Profa's expression turned ruthless, his tone carrying a hint of eagerness.
"It's only a minor problem..." Joseph Bonanno waved a hand. "Mrs. Appaloosa has already handled it very well by going this far. What more can I criticize her for?"
"Profa, you're just too upright. That's also what I admire most about you. Little Roz is a lovely child, and Mrs. Appaloosa loves him very much, so we can't let anything happen to Little Roz. Understand?"
"It was my oversight!" Profa nodded, his answer quite stiff.
He stopped discussing Roz Appaloosa and instead looked around before asking, "Boss, what are your orders next?"
Joseph Bonanno sat in a chair and lit a cigar. "Those monsters call these the 'Thief-Proof Waterfall'..."
He studied the faintly glowing curtains of water around them. "Those monsters told me... the so-called 'Thief-Proof Waterfall' can not only block magical detection, but also erase most magic..."
"So we'll stay here for a few days first, and contact the outside world in