And so, the goblin, on the verge of passing out, ventures out, accompanied by a strange fairy who is already running out of patience with this boy’s reckless behavior.

Despite this, he speaks to him calmly. Or rather, he tries to sound that way, as his voice took on the nature of a gentlewoman, the tone having much more gentle and calming inflections.

“Mind telling me what you can do to that beast? Just asking?”

He was promptly ignored.

Already, the kind voice was dropped in favor of the rough-sounding voice of a teen, and the snarky tone was intentionally heightened with a hidden layer of impatience.

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“You do know that it can kill you in an instant. This is nothing but a waste of time. Rather, a very dumb way to lose your life.”

Yet again, there was no response.

The voice of a bratty kid came to the forefront, sounding as though he had a temper tantrum.

“Oh, for the love of Titania! Just turn around!”

The fairy likely thought the following when he uttered the following sentence.

"Screw this shit."

“That woman is most likely dead by now.”

That cruel remark brought Alpheus back to reality, and he looked shocked at what was said to him right then. He might have saved his life, but he was still a stranger to him, so he seemed genuinely angry.

“No, she is not! She promised that she would come back! She promised!”

Ah, I forgot how this boy took promises so seriously. He’s really, REALLY out of touch with how the real world works.

“Listen, we do not have time for this. I’ve got to bring you to safety, so just...”

Before he managed to finish his sentence, they were startled by a sound coming from the bushes. Something was moving toward them.

And just like that, a grandma appeared.

“Oh, come on!”

Such was the profound sentiment shouted by the fairy in his own mind.