16. Ella

Kevin’s POV

When we bid farewell to the Blue River Tribe hunter and his son, he gave Anna a silver leaf. Curious, Anna examined the silver leaf, "There's a 'U' engraved on the back. What is it?"

"It's a pass for free entry to Utopia," I said.

Zachary looked at me in surprise, "Y-you know about it? sir. Have you been to Utopia too?"

I didn't answer him, and he continued, "Ten years ago, when I was a young and vigorous wolf, skilled in battle, I traveled out of curiosity about the supernatural world. Due to a fortuitous encounter, I saved a human female merchant. Her convoy was attacked by vampires during a journey in the south. Later, she gave me this silver leaf, and that was when I learned about a mysterious town far to the northeast, called Utopia.

Since then, I've been searching for a map to Utopia, meeting many people to piece together this information."

"Was the female merchant a resident of Utopia?" Anna asked.

Zachary shook his head, "I'm not sure about the details. They didn't