Contemplating the possible options, the wanderer considered the facts before judging accordingly.

“Given that the person in question is a blacksmith, and his work has recently surfaced through the item I obtained from a Wave Kingdom personnel, it is safe to assume he is not only alive but still working. Considering his family situation, the most likely explanation is that he was abducted for his skill and is being held in a smithy or somewhere suitable for forging weapons.

“But keeping him here would be too risky. Given his familiarity with the land and his reputation, contacting someone for aid would only be a matter of time.

“A disaster waiting...