Do You Know the Way?

“Where did the elder go?”

“I know where he is!”

At my shout, a young elf grabbed my hand and guided me.

The elder was meditating in a small hut beneath the World Tree.

As I approached, he slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he recognized me, surprise and delight rose across his face at once.

“Ohhh... Benefactor. I never expected you to come back.”

“Honestly, I didn’t expect to come back either.”

The elder rose from his seat and bowed politely.

I was still their benefactor...