It was just that not long after they left, the situation they least wanted to see still happened in the end.
"Strange. Where did that person go?"
The group from the Maha Ancient Clan outside watched as the scene before them fell completely still, an empty expanse without a soul in sight. They could not help frowning slightly, finding it odd. The figure they had seen just now had vanished in the blink of an eye.
"...We may as well search around here for now. At any rate, our Maha Ancient Clan is about to form a marriage alliance with the Budur Ancient Clan. Leaving things hanging like this, without even a greeting, would not be quite appropriate."
The person in the lead waved his hand. As he looked at the mist-shrouded mountains below, a trace of curiosity showed between his brows.
If he had not caught that fleeting glimpse just now and truly seen the Budur Ancient Clan's clan markings on that young woman, he naturally would not have needed to go to such trouble.
But for the two clans, this was a major matter to begin with. Those above set the example, and those below followed, which had also caused their attitude toward the Budur Ancient Clan to shift somewhat.
Although both had previously been among the Five Great Ancient Clans, things now had a different name to them. New contact was naturally something tacitly accepted by both sides.
Who would have thought the other party would instead turn and run the moment she saw them, as if she were especially resistant to having any contact with them?
Their previous relationship with the Budur Ancient Clan had not been so bad. There had even been quite a bit of contact among the comparatively younger generation on both sides.