"""
"..."
*It seemed like my intelligence gathering was still not thorough enough.*
Ryan had no idea who the "Nicole" mentioned by the fat uncle was, so his prepared persuasion got stuck and couldn't proceed.
The fat uncle clearly assumed Ryan knew this person called "Nicole," so he didn't explain further. Instead, he rolled up the bedding on the bed, stuffed some money and necessities inside, tied it up with a rope, and strapped it onto Ryan's back.
"Go! Hurry up!"
After dragging the reluctant Ryan out of the house, the fat uncle tore open his own coat, pulled out the stuffing used for warmth, and shoved it into the collar of "Little Baskin." Then he forced two wind-resistant thick coats onto him and pointed to the dim mountain path in the distance, urging,
"If you leave through the 'door,' the leader will definitely find out. You have to take the mountain path! Then head south to Laine County, and don't come back!"
"..."
