"So that's how it is..." Qin Siyang nodded thoughtfully. Although he knew nothing about the grudge between the Feather Eagle and the older female cousin she had mentioned, he could already sense the helplessness and despair in her words and the emphasis she placed on them.
Thinking it over, he and Li Tianming were partly to blame for her predicament. They had been too greedy, plucking her feathers relentlessly, so he wanted to help her out.
But he still had some questions.
"But since you're getting married and have a wedding to attend, why did you come here to oversee the [Succession Trial]?"
"This was arranged by the tribe long ago, and everyone agreed to it. If I didn't come, someone else would have to give up their time. You can't inconvenience everyone just because of your own affairs, can you?"
"Oh... fair enough."
Qin Siyang had thought the Feather Eagle before him was a delicate, ornamental princess. He had not expected her to be so kindhearted. At least her values were sound.
That made Qin Siyang all the more inclined to help her however he could, if only to forge a friendly connection.
Then she sighed again. "I thought drawing a slot to oversee the trial in the last [Evolutionary Sequence Domain] would make things easier. I never expected a greedy little devil like you to leave me in such a sorry state!"
"Uh..."
"I don't expect a puny human like you to have anything worthwhile. If you can give me some red ore and ochre ore to add a few more colors to my feathers, that'll be enough."
Qin Siyang looked puzzled. "What are those? I've never even heard of them. Great Sacred Feather Eagle, the names you use for minerals aren't quite the same as mine..."
"True.