Payment

"What do you think would I ask for young lady?" The Great Sage suddenly had a mischievous smirk on his face as he asked her that.

Stella froze. She felt that he was toying with her. She suddenly recalled one of the dark tales about the Great Sage that said that he was actually evil and used his magic to oppress people behind the scenes so his liege had no choice but to ally with other kingdoms just to eliminate him.

'What if that was true?!' No one knew what exactly happened in the past except for the Great Sage who was still alive even after several centuries had passed.

'Wait. Was he even alive or am I only talking to his spirit form or soul?' she suddenly wondered.

'But he ate a while ago. He must be alive.'

Stella kept on thinking about what exactly could the Great Sage want but she couldn't think of something he would ask for in exchange for the three lives he had saved.