“So, is that what we’re looking for?” Sally blinked.

Lina nodded in the affirmative. “Yup. But it looks like they don’t have it here. Let’s go check out the other stores.”

The trio left this shop and ventured over to others. With many such specialist shops lining the streets, that meant that they were not without options.

Even after trawling through one store after another, however, Lina was still unable to find a piece to her liking. As the supply of fire obsidian was not plentiful and was only mined in limited quantities annually, coming into it involved a lot of luck.

“We still have two more shops left to cover. If these don’t pan out, I’ll have to go check in with Bryan and my mentor,” Lina said as she massaged her temples.

Natalie nodded. “Let’s head inside and have a look first then.”

“Yeah,” Lina replied.

She went first, with Sally trailing close behind.

Natalie was about to follow after them but paused when she sensed a pair of eyes upon her.

“What’s wrong, Nat?” Sally asked over her shoulder when she noticed that Natalie had stopped.

answering, Natalie surveyed her surroundings in search of whoever was

About ten meters or so from where she was, she spotted Jacqueline’s smiling face at a storefront staring right back at

jerked open as she was not expecting Jacqueline to show

What is she after?

to summon the bodyguards when she saw Jacqueline’s

Jacqueline drew a finger across her own throat for Natalie to see before she turned and bolted off into

sent the bodyguards

of men then went forth in pursuit, leaving only two

“Did you say that you just saw

replied a

that that

the woman’s previously pallid

here? Why aren’t you going after her as well?” Sally glowered at the two bodyguards

shook their heads solemnly. “We can’t leave madam alone. Should this be a ruse, Mrs. Thompson

okay.” The surprised Sally blinked. “It’s good that you guys have it all

longer safe, the two of us may not be enough to handle things if Jacqueline has others

her to continue shopping. “All

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