Shannon
"What do you mean it will need a lot of my blood?"
"You said it yourself, you need one drop of your blood to light up the rock. But the treasure land is a land. You will need to spill all your blood and maybe some more to get the treasure to unlock. Are you okay with this?"
I didn't know. I was thinking what the implication of this. He saw that I wasn't answering, he sighed heavily.
"It was not like this before. Back then the guardian family hadn't been killed by the war, it would only take a few amount of blood from each member. But right now, it's only you and Isabella..."
His mention of Isabella made me snap out of my trance.
"No, nobody can touch Isabella."
"Nobody can touch you either. Don't be silly. You don't have to do this. It's not your war to fight, you can stay here with me, and I will make sure you and Isabella won't get involved in the war again."