Soul Stone

"I refuse."

The man sighed and took a step back. "I understand. Please forgive my insolence."

With that, the man left the scene and did not cause any trouble. 

This greatly surprised Julien. 

'How is it that a random person comes up to me and makes such a tempting offer without batting an eye? There was no force used or harsh words. He was respectful throughout the conversation.'

'…a little too respectful and professional!'

Julien did not have a sense of paranoia, but he could not help but think suspiciously about the man. 

He stated that his constellations took a liking to Jackie, but messed up in the worst possible way to do this trade. 

Had this man met him in the holy lands, Julien wouldn't doubt him as much. 

But then again, he came here with an appealing offer. He wanted to give them an easy way out of the quest so they could favor him more, but too bad, Julien was a cautious young lad.