Stephen then asked, "Ma'am… Why Aurous Hill? Why not Mount Pantro if there's something we need to discuss face-to-face?"

Ashley sighed before smiling again. "I keep having this urge to come here for so many years. But even though Charlie grew up and settled here, I would only make brief, quiet visits here without seeing him, because I'm afraid to. Naturally, sneaking here on a boat with decent cover is so that I can stay longer and see more, only to somehow bump into Charlie…"

Pausing, she thr