The Ghostly Six, Zark, and Ezel appeared confused. "Where are you going, chief?"

Frank explained, "One of the ingredients isn't available in apothecaries. I have to harvest it myself—the rest of you, stay and guard Faust. I'm pretty sure this is a diversion!"

Ezel, Zark, and the Ghostly Six all nodded repeatedly.

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Frank arrived beneath Mount Statera three hours later.

The lunarise root that he was searching for grew over three thousand feet above

sea level and also required humidity and sufficient sunlight.

It just so happened that Frank had seen such spots when he climbed Mount

Statera before, and he thought he could try his luck.

He found some soon enough, and plucked one, roots and all.

took to the skies and suddenly

each of them were bracing

litter? It's the dead of night, and I don't see any of you bringing trash bags

themselves. Their chief was a big man, who snorted. "Ugh, don't even get me

litter-we're trying to track down a group of college students who went off-trail up here. To put it harshly, would anyone

choice but to brace the cold to see if we

"Well, how'd you know that an entire group went

cell signals fluctuate up here in the mountains. It just so happens that they attempted a

The winds up here

"I'm sure I'll be fine in your company! And I coincidentally happen to be a professional hiker too, so I won't

just happen to have some time to spare as well, so why don't

it, but having a

you're not an official member of the crew, you

us at all if things go awry.

he did not agree

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