"You will start to care if the Darkness Lord is back."
"We won't. We still remember the war in the past and we won't let the precious elves' souls be sacrificed again. Even though we won the battle, the sacrifice is too big."
"It's okay, we won't beg for your help," said Sungmi, her voice sounds calm but cold, "we would be glad if you would send your reinforcements for us one day, but for now, just let us go peacefully will give us a big help."
"I know what you are after," said Prince Bialaer, "but the King won't give you their magic ball for free. And before you, we saw some people pass through this way too. They might meet the King first before you can reach him."
"Then they must be the evil guardians. So if your information is correct, we are in a hurry now. Thank you for your hospitality but we need to move now."
"I can let you pass through here, with or without a reward."
"A reward? Suddenly you offered us a reward? You said the elves won't help us."
"It's my personal reward for you, the guardians and the warriors. You will like this," Prince Bialaer takes out a bottle from his pocket, "you know this, Princess Sungmi."
Prince Bialaer is holding a transparent glass bottle which contains bright orange liquid. The liquid is sparkling as if there are fireflies inside of it. Myungwoo realized that Sungmi widened her eyes.
"Elixir of life," said Sungmi, she can't hide the surprise feeling in her voice.
"Right. Like I said, there will be many souls lost in the battle, but at least you can save one. And you will need this. So, do you accept my challenge? If not, I'll just let you pass through our village too, of course."
