Lara and all the others stared at Alec silently. They didn't blame him because they knew he had been suffering all alone due to the dark mark without any help.
All of them wanted to help him but had no clue how one can be released from the dark contract. While they were all busy in their thoughts, Old Hal, who was chained outside the very stage they had landed with Alec's unconscious body, suddenly spoke up.
"I can help. One of my comrades recently invented an artifact that can wipe out the dark mark placed on someone's body by the dark side. But in exchange, you all need to follow me to the war going down at the other end of the universe. Because, you know, nothing is free in this world."
The powerful figures in robes chained around the old man were taken aback by his sudden proposal. They looked at him with a hint of admiration.
