[center][img]https://i.ibb.co/FBrdjSk/image.png[/img][h3]Malphas
Super Secret Cult Beating[/h3][@Rune_Alchemist][/center]
"[color=lightblue]Escaping, huh?[/color]" Malphas said to himself as he ruminated on the hag's words. To be frank, he didn't care much about the words of these primitive hunters. That wasn't to say he did not care about being referred to as a coward. Instead, he did not expect them to survive much longer with how things are going. If anything, Malphas's decision to remain here and give them aide was one born out of guiding them towards destruction, or perhaps something equally entertaining.

With all that said, however, Malphas still needed to find a way to stop the others from escaping. It would be useful to him if the other reincarnated were... delayed, perhaps indefinitely.

As Soyala finally appeared, Malphas scratched his head. He wondered where she was, but it seems she answered that as well. An agent of the merchant is going after the thief as well? Perhaps even this could be used to their aide, after all...

"[color=lightblue]Ahh, yes. I've returned because my negotiations with Enli bore no fruit. It seems he was too busy to talk with the likes of me, or what have you... I have instead returned to help in a more direct manner.[/color]

"[color=lightblue]An associate of the merchant is on our midst? Hm... perhaps we can convince her to help us out. I do have a form of [i]partnership[/i] with the merchant after helping her retrieve the flowers. We should find this... Chihuahua, was it? And when we do, I can do the talking.[/color]"

Malphas smiled as things seemed to be folding together, although he was a bit concerned on his current plans, as well as some of the words the hag has spoken to him.

"[color=lightblue]Does the old temple have any secret entrances you know of? I'd assume they're all trapped, but just in-case, we should sent some of the hunters at every known exit in case they plan to escape right under our noses.[/color]"