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Reyna did notice them in fact. She was glad she remained on guard.

She couldn't say which group they belonged with though, having insufficient knowledge to recognize them.

A few of them came towards them, and she semi-crossed her arms.

Ofcourse this action was only to hide the fact that she positioned her arm in a way that made it easier to grab her sword.

One of the group tensed, probably realizing why exactly she made that movement, but as she made no attempt to actually draw it first, they gave her the benefit of the doubt.

(Part of this was due to the nature of the weapon. Swords were rather outdated, and only good at short range)

Reyna realized this too, and made to call upon the Prince of Water. However, there was only a void where their connection should have been. She could only just keep her knees from buckling as when she noticed this.

How could she not have noticed it? Making a pact was like finding a part of your soul you hadn't realized was missing. Usually this made the loss of a pact all that easier to notice. She tried again. No, she had been wrong. It was not a Void. There was still a remnant there. It just wasn't active.

She needed some time on her own to investigate this, but that time was not now, nor was it the place.