Night fell. It had taken Achill an entire day to finally reach Walker City. In fact, if he hadn't slept so soundly along the way that he'd missed countless stops, he would have arrived ages ago! He wouldn't have wasted all that time, either.
This should be the place, right? Standing before a gate at the end of an alley, Achill eyed its slightly shabby appearance and muttered inwardly, This is just a run-down clinic! How can he afford to offer four hundred thousand J? Or does that keepsake really mean that much to him?
With those questions in mind, Achill reached out and knocked lightly twice. "Anyone home? I'm the Mage here about your request!"
"Coming, coming!" A gentle, middle-aged voice came from inside. Hurried footsteps followed, then the door opened from within with a soft creak.
"May I ask who you are?" Hypnos looked at Achill standing outside the door and asked kindly, his expression gentle.
"My name is Achill! You're the client who posted the request to find a missing item, Mr. Hypnos Player, correct?" After briefly introducing himself, Achill took out the request sheet and showed it to Hypnos. Once Hypnos nodded, he calmly explained why he had come. "To help recover your late wife's keepsake more quickly, I'd like you to describe the pendant's distinguishing features in greater detail. Please also tell me roughly where it might have gone missing, so I can search more effectively..."
"Of course. Please, come inside, Mr. Achill." Upon learning that this was the Mage who had come to help find his wife's keepsake, Hypnos eagerly invited Achill in.
After leading Achill into an inner room, Hypnos politely offered him a seat on the sofa, then brewed a cup of hot tea and placed it before him with a somewhat