By the time Andres returned to the guild, something had changed again.
Subtly.
But undeniably.
More eyes lingered on him now.
Not openly.
But enough.
The receptionist noticed it too.
"…You've been busy," she said.
Andres placed the token down.
"Efficient."
She smiled faintly.
"That's one way to put it."
As she processed the reward, she added quietly—
"Be careful."
Andres looked at her.
"In Velmora… attention comes with a price."
He understood that.
More than she knew.
Because attention meant visibility.
And visibility—
Meant vulnerability.
As he stepped back into the city once more—
Andres realized something.
He had entered Velmora as no one.
But now—
People were beginning to notice.
And that—
Was where real change began.