Chapter 73: Leaving the Ruin
"Even so, you must know that you can’t make a blood contract with this guy right now. I can hold him here until you are strong enough to return for him. What do you think? If you sign a contract with him right now, you may not be able to handle him, and with how angry the griffin is, he could kill you."
Seeing that the griffin was chained, Elliot and Jenna finally smiled peacefully, and a huge weight was lifted from their shoulders. Moreover, Soac’s kind words allowed them both to be happy once again.
"That’s exactly what we wanted, Lord Soac. We still have things to do outside, but we’ll return for him when we’re strong enough."
"Good," Soac replied, then took out a scroll on which he wrote several things in human language and handed it to them.
"I can’t imprison someone talented and belonging to a Type 2 Race for long, because that would be getting in the way of Destiny. So sign this. The contract will require you to return to him within five years. I’ll have to release him if you don’t return within five years. Is that okay with you?"
Both were surprised by this arrangement, but neither found it unusual after thinking about it for a few seconds. These long-lived races tend to have Destiny always in their sights. Perhaps the Nurotaurs were like that, too.
So, after reading it and confirming that this was indeed the case, they both signed it without saying another word, and Elliot put it in his inventory to make sure he would come back soon.
How could they not come? They had earned this Griffin with sweat, effort, tears, and blood. Coming was the first thing they wanted to do!
If they could take it with them, they undoubtedly would have.