While it was expected for Ari to go unnoticed, the same couldn't be said for Vera. She was not only human, but her face was also concealed behind a mask, hiding her features entirely.
And yet, oddly enough, no one had bothered to glance in her direction. Every elf around them seemed entirely absorbed, their eyes locked on the two members of the Inner Circle.
Zaroth had safely hidden in Vera's shadow, observing from the darkness. While he wasn't technically looking, per se, he was observing the world around him in a different form.
'They'll likely realize Vera is a Fragment Barrier,' Zaroth thought. Originally, the plan had been for the Oracle to sneak into villages and study the runes—figure out how they worked, grasp the essence of their power. That way, in theory, she and Zaroth would hold the upper hand if conflict broke out. But after their battle with the statue, Ari had voiced her concern—finally able to sense the curse festering inside the Beast Master.
