Confused at Marius and the villager's actions, "You are Flare folks?" Elias couldn't help but ask as he stood up abruptly
Marius looked at him with a warm, welcoming expression, "Yes, we all are. Sit down, let me tell you our story," He said, guiding Elias to take a seat, "Martha, serve the child of light the best part of the Thunderhorn ram. A man who is hungry will only listen to his stomach and not others,"
"Flare folks, huh? It's better than cannibals at least," Margo shrugged as she took a bite out of her food. Even though she advocated against eating, she was one of the first people to eat it.
A young lady who looked just a bit older than Elias approached him with a bowl in her hands, and she offered him the meal with a bright smile.
Her hair was a darker shade of brown, it covered part of her face, but one could still tell that she was not exceptionally beautiful like most of the other girls Elias had seen, but she wasn't ugly either. She was somewhere in between.
As she bent down to serve him, Elias' eyes couldn't help but drift to her ample breasts which were barely held back from spilling out by her dress.
The young lady, Martha, as Marius called her, noticed Elias' gaze, and she giggled lightly before straightening herself up and walking away, seductively swaying her hips from side to side.
Margo noticed Elias' brief interaction with Martha, "You can't control yourself, can you? Pervert," She rolled her eyes as she spoke
Elias ignored Margo's remark, and took a bite out of his food "Hmm! This is good!" His eyes lit up, "Finally, properly seasoned food," He added, his mouth filled with food
Marius smiled, "I'm glad you like it,"
Marius cleared his throat as he dropped his cup, "Excuse me for that; it has been a while since I talked at length," he said, "Where was I? Oh yes, the crystal"
"My plan was simple; if I can not find an alternative for the collars, then I would simply create one...even if it wasn't real.
So I came to the Highlands with a few Flares, I remembered a rare crystal deep in a cave I once stumbled upon. It was a difficult journey; some got injured, and some even lost their lives, but we acquired a fair amount of the crystal.
I brought it to the king and presented it as a crystal that serves the same purpose as the collar without its drawback, and it would have worked as we Flares disliked violence to the extent that we were almost pacifists.
But the King immediately shut me down and ordered that I should be thrown in the cells for breaking the law.
He didn't even bother to confirm the effect of the crystal. As I was dragged away, I saw the king's hateful expression, and it was then I knew that we, as Flare folk, were done for. The king never cared or worried about our abilities, he just wanted to get rid of us, as to why? I have no idea," Marius explained
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"The reason why I am telling you this story is for you to know that the crystal you are in search of...does not exist; it was made up by me," He added, a somber expression resting on his face.
Margo's eye twitched in annoyance, "You're telling me," She paused and chuckled nervously, "You're telling me that I traveled on foot for two days in search of a crystal that doesn't even exist!" She said
"What do you have to say about this Elia—" Margo paused as she laid eyes on Elias
Eyes wide, Elias stared at the large bonfire, sweat trickled down his cheeks, he looked like he had seen a dead man