"It's a curse, an extremely powerful curse."
Barrel Moonflower of Evermeet examined Arien's body. The plump sun elf frowned and told Aaron, who sat nearby, "He carries the aura of demons from the Abyss."
"For now, that aura is relatively stable. It seems the curse hasn't flared up in a long time, but I can still sense a powerful demonic force from the Abyss within him."
A faint magical glow appeared in the eyes of the Master-ranked sun elf Arcane High Priest, with a trace of divine power mingled into it. Once his examination was complete, he instinctively stepped back, furrowed his brows, and asked hesitantly, "Did you offend someone? Why else would they lay such a vicious curse on you?"
When Nastya found Barrel Moonflower, he had been eating pizza and drinking heavily by himself in Sunset Town's largest human tavern, while also engaged in a vicious shouting match with Reinsdorf.
Yes, the fabulously wealthy merchant Reinsdorf had been ecstatic after receiving the Emperor's Warrant of Trade and undergoing a rejuvenation. Already rich enough to rival a nation, he had taken his people straight to the largest local tavern catering to humans in his excellent mood, grabbed a fistful of Gold Notes, and slapped them down on the bar.
"Everyone here drinks and eats on me today, Jery Ranstoff."
"Humans only, of course."
Naturally, the tavern welcomed such a lavish customer with open arms. Most of its patrons had never imagined such a wonderful start to their evening, and everyone raised their glasses to cheer and applaud Reinsdorf.
In high spirits, Reinsdorf soon began recounting how he had made his fortune: how he had sold an apple on his first day and earned enough to buy two, and how, on the second day, he had used those two apples