Seishin watched his roommate leave with a concerned glance, but otherwise remained as silent as he had been during dinner. He could only hope the other man would be alright...

With that, the former priest rose from his own seat and began collecting everything he needed for the night. He didn't particularly look forward to traveling down to the underground lake again, but if they wanted to make any progress he didn't have much of a choice.

It was best not to keep Silvestri-san needlessly waiting...

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