"Related to the Monster Pathway?" A rare flicker of curiosity crossed Sharron's usually impassive eyes.
After all, the abilities Lorne normally displayed were completely different from the anomalies manifested in these waters.
"Yes... I can sense some disturbances in fate around here..." Lorne nodded.
"I can't really put the feeling into words..."
"Also, these waters seem to have affected my abilities to some extent. Something is interfering with my perception."
"And there's one other piece of direct evidence. The honorific name that pirate wrote down just now explicitly described authority over fate..."
Though I don't think the higher sequences of the Wheel of Fortune Pathway would have such bizarre abilities either... Lorne added inwardly.
He had already resigned himself to the nature of this pathway...
Straightforward, powerful abilities were more or less out of the question.
"By the way, Sharron, did the Rose School have any records of this honorific name?" Lorne asked with a trace of hope.
"No..." Sharron shook her head slightly, a note of certainty in her cool voice. "I have no recollection of this honorific name. It doesn't belong to any orthodox deity or Hidden Being I know of."
"I see..."
"Also, what are you planning to do with that adventurer named Mill Walton? I feel he's very dangerous..."
"I'll watch him myself..." Lorne replied.
"Based on what we've seen and learned so far, these waters have indeed been affected by a High Sequence Beyonder of the Marauder Pathway..."
"Having a Sequence 5 of the Marauder Pathway around might prove useful as we explore further."
"Honestly, at least in terms of observation, Marauders are much stronger than I'd imagined."
Lorne turned sideways, looked at Sharron's translucent face, and instructed her seriously,
"Stay hidden. As long as he doesn't mention you, don't reveal yourself. If we really