[center][h1]~ Chapter 2 ~[/h1]
[sub]Witness Providence In His Eyes[/sub][/center]

	As Victor made his way down the dimly lit central road of Yirius, it seemed awfully abandoned despite the obvious fact that each and every building was filled with prospective mages or grateful civilians. The arcane lamps were set lower before midnight, since the moon had a habit of lighting the way. Clouds were rare, and rain was scarce, which didn't bother the mages who could simply conjure their own nourishment on a whim. But the night felt off. It almost felt like something was keeping a watchful eye on victor from behind the housing. Was it to his left? Or his right? Perhaps it was nothing, but most knew better than to stay out after dark on their own. Despite its reputation, Yirius did have the occasional criminal who used the moonlight to their advantage. With his parents already so far ahead, and with little concern for his well being, he was ultimately alone.

	Something clattered to Victor's left, behind the house three doors down from Vermont's laboratory. It was behind Mino's alchemy lab, which also doubled as his house. The front window, where he usually displayed his more popular concoctions, was closed already. Was he simply taking out the trash? Again, clattering, but this time from the house opposite to Mino's alchemy shop. That couldn't have been the same noise. What could move that quickly? What a strange night indeed, and with over a block to go before he reached his home near Yirius' edge, Victor was stuck smack dab in the middle of whatever kept jostling the nearby trash cans.