In the forest at night.
Pan said, "However, I can tell you what the prophecy says. We Children of the Forest are different from humans. We have always shared all information."
"If a Child of the Forest learns something and doesn't tell the others, then they're a disgrace to our people."
The Children of the Forest listened eagerly. This was crucial to ushering in their era.
Every one of them was focused.
Pan said with satisfaction, "This is the prophecy from the temple—"
"If the army of the Children of the Forest marches when the Thousand Year Fire is about to go out, then we will get everything we want. But be warned: a person of great importance will come from the west with a terrible army and take back from the Children of the Forest what they had previously reclaimed."
"This time, the Children of the Forest will lose their chance to rebel again."
"The Children of the Forest will be ruled by humans until the end of time."
"Also, beware: if the Children of the Forest let human blood soak the earth and turn the Po River into a river of blood before the Thousand Year Fire goes out, then they will face a nightmare that absolutely cannot be avoided."
"That day, even time will weep over the tragedy that is about to unfold."
"The choice of the Children of the Forest will bring them different fates."
After Pan finished speaking, no one around him made a sound. When nobody spoke for a while, he had no choice but to say, "That's the whole prophecy. Much of it is vague, and its specific meaning isn't clear."
"That's a bad habit of those prophets."
"Hmph. They just want to avoid taking responsibility for our fate, don't they?"
"Those temple