The Elder Tree

The Elder Tree can only have 5 fruits in 500 years which happens only once. After that, another 500 years have to pass for another set of 5 fruits to be born by the tree.

Of course, the fruits have a life span of 100 years, which means, once the tree bears them, it would have them on the tree for at least 100 years.

That was how it should have been, but at the moment, the Elder Tree which started to chase Shin had only four fruits.

This meant that one of the fruits had been eaten by someone or would have fallen off the tree due to some strong wind – these were only the possibilities.

'Wait, this was a clue?'

'Does that mean…'

Yes, if this was a clue, then it should have been deeply associated with Aella.

'Did Aella get the fruit?', he asked himself.

Aella's was already injured so that couldn't be possible, since the tree's height was too much, she would have failed to jump properly and reach that height.

'Then…'