The Punished Savior

Stella stared at the Great Sage when he said that he had already renounced the oath of protecting the one who wears the necklace.. She thought that he had been keeping her safe because of that. 

"The why have you been protecting me all this time if you are no longer obligated to do so?"

"It's all for another purpose," the Great Sage glanced at Alina.

'Eh? What does he mean?' Stella glanced back and forth from the sage to Alina.

"Remember, Alina told you she returned to when she was ten years old," the sage said and Stella gasped. How could she forget about something so important?

"Yes, I remember," she nodded earnestly and waited for the sage to explain.