Anthony faithfully relayed Alice's warning, including the part concerning Will Auceptin. After leaving the office, Leonard greeted the others as usual, then headed toward the washroom.
Only after closing the washroom door did he relax and ask anxiously:
"Old Man, what should we do?"
With Alice causing trouble time and again, along with Dwayne Dantès's appearance, Leonard already knew Pallez's identity and his relationship with Amon. Still, he was more accustomed to calling Pallez "Old Man."
Pallez himself was more accustomed to that form of address as well. Having heard it so often, he did not correct him, merely saying in a tone whose emotions Leonard could not discern:
"She really was good at causing trouble."
Leonard gave an awkward smile.
After a pause, Pallez continued:
"You don't need to worry too much.
"On one hand, according to your Archbishop's description, Amon had just become 'pregnant' with a Snake of Mercury. His attention should currently be focused on that Snake of Mercury and your Goddess's illegitimate daughter.
"On the other hand, you are currently in Backlund. Amon does not have the courage to do anything in Backlund.
"However, to be safe, you had best find a way to leave Backlund and go somewhere more secure, such as Winter County, where the Church of Serenity is located..."
Early Monday morning, Alice suddenly woke up.
Klein...?
She furrowed her brows. The connection between Klein and her had been cut off, startling Alice fully awake as she abruptly sat up in bed.
Immediately afterward, boundless drowsiness engulfed her. Alice sensed a force dragging her into a dream. After struggling briefly, she realized that it belonged to the Goddess and quickly gave up resisting.
A profound darkness swallowed her. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a Gothic Palace that seemed to