He had come in a hurry and left in a hurry. Angel had originally wanted to ask Madeleine about her plans, and when she intended to return to the Southern Region. Yet Madeleine merely tossed out that she would spend several years studying the Black Thorns of Thorn Ridge and would not be returning anytime soon, then vanished from sight.
She had not said another word, nor had she shown any curiosity about Angel appearing here, much less pressed him about how he had come to know Grewu.
There were too many things occupying her mind. She had not even finished dealing with her own affairs, so there was no need to pry into anyone else's.
"Shopkeeper, who the hell was that crazy woman..." Only after Madeleine had completely disappeared did Grewu crawl out from behind him and ask in a trembling voice.
"A very distinctive witch," Angel said softly.
"Distinctive?" Grewu found that hard to understand.
"It was just a misunderstanding. Now that it's been cleared up, let it go. Come on, I'll take you into Ice Valley." Angel turned and headed toward Ice Valley.
Though Grewu still felt somewhat indignant, since the shopkeeper had put it that way, it could only swallow down its resentment.
Angel led Grewu through the wind and snow, deep into Ice Valley.
Odecras still had not emerged from seclusion, but Angel had more or less figured out its disposition. As for outsiders who entered Ice Valley, so long as they did not provoke it, Odecras always turned a blind eye.
Just like Bobota—it treated him as though he were thin air.
It was precisely because of that temperament that Angel had dared bring Grewu inside. Still, this was Odecras's territory after all, so Angel reminded Grewu not to wander around.
He led Grewu