"So, a prophecy you couldn't make sense of..." Inside the inn where Fairy Tail was staying, Achill frowned slightly as he asked the question. Though it was nearly midnight, the entire inn was still brightly lit. The Fairy Tail members, most of whom had sobered up by now, had gathered tensely in the spacious lobby illuminated by magic lamps. Their expressions were grave as they watched Carla, who stood on a table surrounded by everyone, still dazed and distracted.
"..." At his words, Carla froze for a moment, then held her head and nodded blankly. She was clearly still shaken.
"Can you make anything of it, Achill?" Makarov asked solemnly. Everyone else turned their questioning gazes toward Achill as well.
"No." After thinking for a moment, Achill slowly shook his head and said evenly, his brow furrowed, "There's too little information. Besides, she hasn't described anything concrete."
He had rushed back using Instant Shift after sensing everyone's magical presence in the inn suddenly gathering in one place! Before that, he had been shopping with Mira, Erza, and Le Qi, with Anqi in tow, at a large late-night shopping center in Crocus.
Once he realized something might have happened, Achill hadn't even had time to collect their purchases, which were already paid for and wrapped. He had immediately brought the others back to Fairy Tail's inn with Instant Shift!
After learning the general situation from everyone, he had used his magic to calm Carla, who had been crying uncontrollably and had lost control of her emotions. That had led to his earlier question.
"Someone whose face you couldn't make out seemed to be doing something, and everything around them was steeped in overwhelming sorrow. Beyond that, there was no information at all." As Achill sorted through what Carla had told him,