Percival Collapses

Percival couldn't hear whatever Oliver was saying anymore. The obsession with finding the hair tie had taken root in his blood like a poisonous seed, wrapping around his bones and pulling at his weak limbs as he struggled to his feet.

At this point, Percival was running on sheer willpower alone. His body straightened up, vulnerability and grief showing in his eyes as he crawled towards the riverbank. Oliver couldn't hold him back - he had no idea how Percival still had so much strength.

Oliver forcefully pinned him down. "Boss, let's come back to look tomorrow. You need to take care of yourself right now. What if you collapse again right when we finally find her?"

Percival's desperation to find the hair tie immediately was already backfiring on him.

There was a lot Oliver didn't understand, but what confused him most was how "Riley" had become "Eulalia."

Was it all an act? But he