Chapter 345 - 302: Angel and Angel
The long-awaited reunion moved Bennice to tears, and the water in the well surged up and fell repeatedly, as if expressing her emotions.
For over a thousand years, the Fairy of the Lake’s yearning for Solamus never waned. Sometimes, Bennice would look back in a daze, suddenly realizing that everything she had experienced was exactly as Solamus had said, which made her adore the once Holy Maiden even more.
Bennice sat by the well’s edge, prattling on to Solamus about her experiences over the years.
During these years, countless people sought the whereabouts of the Fairy of the Lake, and numerous others returned unsuccessfully; only a little more than twenty people ever succeeded in meeting her, a scant few indeed.
Among these few, almost everyone initially received what they desired. The generous Bennice granted them various gifts, but after possessing the Fairy’s gifts, some could not resist temptation, their conduct no longer noble, and the gifts they had were reclaimed.
Rumor had it that when the Fairy took back her gifts, she did more than just reclaim them—the recipients had to pay back double.
Bennice was no longer the simple child of yesteryear, but she still retained her naive kindness. She took the instructions once given to her by Solamus as her guiding principle, living as a chaste and noble Fairy in the middle of Lake Heart Island. Outside, countless people sang her legend and discussed her deeds, but here nobody could disturb her peace and thus corrupt her virtue.
"Once a Prince came here; he was gentle and kind, but pursued by his enemies. To seek refuge, he swam desperately to Lake Heart Island, and then, I lent him the sword you gave to me. Later, with that sword, he became the ruler of a nation."
The Fairy told of the past,
"He championed the weak and was just and gallant, defending the small states that had helped him against the onslaught of larger countries. Under his command were many heroes, who offered him their loyalty and fought with valor. His people under the Palace enjoyed a peaceful and modest, yet happy life.
Yet, it was such a Monarch who was unwilling to return the sword to me. He pledged to return it after twenty years, but when the time came, he sought to pass it on to his son instead.