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Alaria wasn't entirely sure how this remark related to her suggestion. Apparently, she wasn't the only one who liked to daydream, and the convoluted, overcomplicated, and disjointed chain of events that led Erephir from point A to point 3.14 remained solely in the commander's mind. After all, they were only conducting reconnaissance, and it wasn't certain that they would even find a trace, but a governor who was informed in a timely manner could help them with this. Perhaps he even knew something about the scoundrel who had kidnapped Naeru.

"I was just answering your question about what I was going to do and why, so you wouldn't worry about the unknown, or that I would immediately rush into the forest, but yes, I skipped some insignificant links," the leader's eyes said.

Beata ties a rope to Garrett's belt, and they sneak towards the entrance to examine the tracks.

For now, the trio is unable to pick up the trail... Perception doesn't help with this. What else can our trackers use? For example, the hunter profession would be very helpful in this.

-- Sir, -- to the servant. -- Who, besides Her Highness Lady Naera, could help with search magic in the immediate vicinity?

- Her Highness, the first princess, could... But no one knows where she is now...

Since no one had the Hunter class, Beate had the idiotic idea to dig up Fazzan from prison and force him to track the target.

—Magic and science, huh? —Klin decided to refrain from experimenting with the Devourer; sooner or later, he would incinerate someone with lightning, and they would definitely put him in jail or banish him. —For now, we can't offer you anything, sorry. And please tell me, do you work at this "Ikigai"? Maybe you have a brochure or can tell us about the main points of this place so we can get an idea of what it's all about. Or do you just destroy items here? Because right now, it's not very clear to us.

—For that, it would be better for you to come on Sunday morning; the mentor explains things better than I do... But in short, we work in two directions: individual and social. We help our brothers and sisters find peace of mind through spiritual practices and instilling the right lifestyle and thoughts, while on a larger scale, we try to fight against phenomena in modern society that are contrary to human nature. Well, for example, I think you'll agree that nature didn't intend for humans to work eight hours a day? This is a construct of the so-called progressive civilization, in which a person performs tasks that are not relevant to him or his environment, but simply exchanges hours for money. Or, for example, how does the idea of immortality achieved through magic or technology sound to you? Many would consider this wonderful, but it is not... This would lead to the fact that karma would never affect tyrants and other scoundrels, and ordinary people would be forced to work in mines for eternity without any possibility of returning their souls to the cycle of rebirth...

What about the external resemblance?

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dig up Fazan from prison

So that he could find a kindred spirit in Falet?

- Boss, we didn't see anything, - Beata reported upon her return. - Maybe a special approach is needed here, someone with the right skills... Perhaps we should bring Fazan out of prison. Though, he'll probably switch sides to our enemy.
- We'll just put a collar and leash on him, - Guyon suggested sarcastically, looking up from his healing.

What about the visual similarities?

Nothing.

"I wonder if a warrior-guide could help us with the search? It's a pity I didn't ask Klidna for her brother's name back then. Although, on the other hand, I wouldn't want to involve him either."
— We could try visiting the hunters' guild, assuming it has resumed its activities. Perhaps the working guild or the adventurers' guild could also point us to the right person. We shouldn't immediately resort to extremes and grab at such unreliable straws. And Erephir's ability to find people who are perfectly suited to the situation, as if summoning them out of thin air, should not be underestimated either.

And then you ask why I enjoyed playing as Nikta so much and why I mention her whenever I get the chance...

No one even asked for that.

My fans often ask me: "What makes you think we're your fans? Who are you, anyway?"

- Her Highness, the First Princess, could... But no one knows where she is now...

It was clear that Erefir was once again proud of her summoner, although this information wasn't helping them at the moment.

-- I agree with Alaria, we haven't exhausted our options yet. Regarding my ability, it's not mine; the Sovereign taught me this technique... Perhaps there's logic in that, considering how She managed to find us. Okay, let me take a moment to brainstorm.

Erefir uses a roll of 30 Intelligence to, based on her current knowledge of Margel, determine the theoretical degree of futility of the following options (futile/potentially useful, but needs checking):
Search Options
- SRI: it's not certain that there are hunters there, but what about guard dogs? Has she ever seen any? It seems logical that they would have them for such a purpose (perhaps one in Carneol).
- Margel Police: the same question, although dealing with the guards isn't very appealing, given their past failures, but it needs to be considered. Or is there reason to believe they aren't very good at tracking, only patrolling?
- Hunter's Guild: it's a guild, right? Can a guild consist of only one unfortunate Pheasant? But during the three months Erefir spent wandering around the city, gradually getting to know the people, was anyone there, or not?
- Chronos: can a drone from there conduct reconnaissance? Does that mean they can also find a runaway person? In theory, that should be its main purpose...
- Worker's and Adventurer's Guilds: at first glance, a very good idea from Alaria, but do they keep records of members? Can they provide information about the necessary skills?
- AMM: it seems that they don't teach search magic there, but that doesn't mean that no one there knows it, right?
- Does Martin from Pam-Param accidentally have hunting abilities? He is a Kumarian veteran.
- What about our great detective, Dionysus? If he finds out which woman was kidnapped, he would gladly rush to help track down the perpetrator... If his skills are even slightly related to that, which is unlikely.

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- Where could Kilika have gone? Where does she usually go? It seems like it should have been possible to understand her habits by now. She has mastered Serenity, so she couldn't have fled to Yansi... She doesn't have money for restaurants or shops. Does she like to wander around? Does she have any friends, like that girl from Vishenka?
- There may also be mages among the servants. And medics. More precisely, there are definitely mages, summoners, but we need combatants... We need to ask Sir... Will he introduce himself? And it seems that the servants are supposed to protect the villa, but there is nothing and no one left to protect, given the devastation, so it would be worth taking a couple of them so that they can fulfill their duty honestly and completely. But we'll tell them that ourselves, if it comes to that.
- The SRI might also provide reinforcements, but it seems that if it's not Draco Mellis, there won't be much point, and Draco Mellis must not be separated from the Holy See.
- Drones in Chronos are theoretically useful in terms of area damage with bombs.
- Magic hours in Chronos. If Kilika can't be found, and there are no other mages, then this is an important theoretical asset (although there is no money for anything, what a surprise).

I think that's all. It's not a lot, but it's not as much as I would like. Now we need to filter by reasonableness and send different Carneolians to different places.
(answers don't have to be given for all options; some are more obvious, some are less. The main questions are about the SRI, the Hunter's Guild, drones, worker-adventurers, and Kilika.)

More spellbooks, robes, and experience are needed for the magic from the hourglass.

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And is Klina not even being considered, since he has already "helped" enough?

/ It seems that Klin has switched to more casual quests, but if a Heroes enthusiast wants to help, that would be nice.
And the book about the king probably gives an ability to locate beautiful women, which would be perfect for this situation, but no one bothered to read it... /

I think Klinu should run as fast as he can to Raptilion right now, or go back to Calcite, because when Narya finds out who gave the tip about her villa...