"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"
Jacob looked at the three scaled men impassively. Even without his Legendary King perception, he could quickly tell that these three were Fable Legendary Rank beings. On the other hand, Elie looked at them vigilantly, as her naïve and curious demeanor was nowhere to be found.
The other three were also closely observing Jacob and Elia, but when they found they were below legendary rank, their vigilance greatly decreased, especially when they noticed that Jacob wasn't even in the three steps of legend yet. The way they looked at Elia changed subtly.
Jacob spoke at this moment, "We were hiding in our house under a protective formation, so we were unaware of the evacuation. Only now that we have left do we realize that everyone here is gone. Where is everyone?" Jacob made his words as subtle as possible since he didn't want to appear suspicious.
