Ford, at this point, would be scarier than a devoted cult leader. If someone saw his face, they wouldn't want to mess with him. After all, he had just lost the love of his life.

A reunion, ended in tragedy. Even Rayn knew not to mess with Ford when he saw the pain in his eyes. It was as if all meaning in his life had just vanished into thin air, leaving an empty shell of a man.

There was nothing anyone could do to help Ford, so they would all attempt to give him his space. As soon as Cecilia saw him, she became paralyzed with dread. Ford wasn't the same man they knew, and... sometimes loved 7, or even 5 years ago.

Now, all they saw, was a man who wasn't afraid to kill them at any moment. However, that fear would soon vanish when the sight of a dragon caught their eyes. A talking dragon, at that.

??: "Good afternoon travelers"

Ford couldn't avoid looking at the dragon, after he heard that deep, hoarse voice that it spoke in.

??: "I come here in search of Ford Reski, my master has a message for him"

When Ford heard his name, he spoke up with a confused expression, and asked-

"What's the message?"

??: "My master wanted me to bring you to the tower of the Calamitous Witch, and also wanted me to report that he could "bring her back""

When Ford heard that, the expression on his face suddenly turned serious, as the only person he thought of that could be "brought back" was Arias.

Could Arias really be brought back? And even if it is so, who is this man who claimed that it was true? How did he know so much about Ford, and possibly about his death reset ability as well?

There was no way he could know about that, Ford has never met this man in his life, and he knows he hasn't because he never met anyone who was contracted with a dragon. So when Ford heard what the dragon had stated, he would be a tiny bit angry. Not at the dragon, but at the man responsible for bringing the dragon.

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"Tell your master that is not something to joke about, and if he ever says something like that again, I'll smash his head in"

Just then, the earlier fear that had faded had now returned, as they never thought Ford would be capable of doing such a thing, with how cruel as it is.

The rest of the Arias Faction would instead choose to listen to the dragon, as they would all ask where exactly the witch's tower is.

??: "The tower is right by the wall that divides the continents of Vleapor and Liucrax... Me and my master come from the continent of Nerix, and travelled to Vleapor to find Ford Reski"

Ford would not be so hesitant anymore for whatever reason, as he had asked what exactly the name of the dragon's master was.

??: "My masters name is Vincent Truth."

"And we're supposed to meet him by the witch's tower or whatever, correct?"

??: "That is correct, Mr. Truth is expecting you any time now"

Ford would be hesitant at first, but then would ultimately agree to go to the Witch's Tower, and to meet this "Vincent Truth" who seems to know so much about him.

Which was still completely unexplainable, unless this Vincent Truth was an observer of Ford Reski, a man who come from another world, over these 7 years.

There was no other explanation for how this Vincent Truth knew so much about him, and about the tragedy that occurred only a few minutes before the meeting with the dragon.

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