"I didn't demand anything in return for my lost item!" Faerie smiled again and added, "I just want you to promise me one thing!"
"...To me?" Bismarck, who had been mesmerized for a brief while, blinked his eyes wide and questioned in a shaky voice full of confusion. "Lady Torenia, what does it mean?"
"I'm simply asking you to grant me one wish within a year," Faerie said calmly, looking back at the pair of blue eyes that had quivered unsteadily as they stared at her.
"Why does it have a time limit...?" Liam, who had previously chosen silence, couldn't help but inquire.
After all, a normal person would not turn down such an enticing offer. But who would have believed that someone would dare to refuse and simply want a wish within the time limit?
