Chapter 405: Competition: Druid Mode (9)
Hex returned swiftly to the farm.
The parents of the girl hurried to take her inside where a Dryad was already waiting. The grandfather hadn’t lost hope and had foreseen the need for a professional healer. Leaving the parents and the siblings inside, he pulled the old man outside.
"Something weird happened when I found her," Hex started without beating around the bush. The old man panicked and wanted to rush back inside the house but Hex stopped him. "I don’t think it will threaten her. It might even be good for her."
Seeing the confused look on the old man’s face, Hex started from the point he had left the farm. He observed the old man’s expression as he spoke. It changed from panic to confusion, before he appeared to be in shock.
"A true bonding of Hearts," he stammered. "A-Are you certain?"
Hex nodded in affirmation.
"The Oldest One’s grace knows no bounds," the old man whispered as a smile blossomed on his wrinkled face. Tears rolled down his cheeks the longer he laughed. Hex didn’t interfere. The joy on the old man’s face was genuine.
"You remember me telling you about the Bond of Hearts, right?" The old man asked, after a while. It had taken him quite a few minutes to regain his bearing.
"It’s not been so long, so yeah, I remember," Hex replied. "It’s a concept based on familiarity between the two creatures bound by a contract, right?"