The red carp answered to Heimart's words with silence, which after no more than two minutes, was interrupted by the its deep and pleasant voice, which simply said "I refuse."
Such response did not come to the group's surprise, after all, they had come to visit a very old and powerful beast with whom they had had no previous contact, to propose an exchange for a part of the beast's very own body.
In their opinion, it would have been crazy if the red carp would have accepted, but despite the absurd request, Heimart needed to at least report the reason why the deal had not been completed to Daniel.
"It is your right to refuse, but can you tell us why? I would rather not go back without a reason for my failure.." Said Heimart with complete calmness. It could be both seen and heard in his demeanor that he was not lying, and that he was okay with the red carp's decision.
The red carp was impressed by Heimart's behaviour.
