Indeed, the records in the journal showed that Sparrow Sparrow had chosen to leave of her own accord. Yet she had not clearly recorded why she left.
But since she had left—and left the only comfortable place surrounded by undead—there must have been some reason that forced her hand.
Just as Bobota had said, the only possible reason in the journal that could have driven Sparrow Sparrow away was that extraordinarily bizarre faceless figure.
So who was he?
"There's something else that puzzles me: the words she left on the final page." Bobota flipped to the last page of the journal. What did she mean by, "I saw many things. Only by leaving could I see more"?
"I always feel like those words carry some hidden meaning," Bobota said.
Angel had noticed that line earlier as well. But what caught his attention was the meaning it conveyed—it gave him a strange sense of familiarity.
"Why does it sound a little like White Bear's way of speaking?" Angel muttered.
White Bear was an apprentice of prophecy, and according to Bobota, Sparrow Sparrow's prophetic abilities had once been very strong. But that had been while she was alive. Surely she could not have retained her gift for prophecy after death?
Angel found that rather unlikely.
Still, the clues before them were not enough to reveal the truth. All they could piece together was that Sparrow Sparrow had been provoked by some cause and forced to leave this place. And that cause was very likely the faceless figure.
"Since we can't find any more clues, and Sparrow Sparrow is already gone, we should leave first," Angel said.
There was no point in staying any longer. They might as well leave.
Angel had originally intended to put Bobota back into the bracelet, but Bobota