Rose sat down beside Max and stretch out her hand above Max chest just as she's about to recite her healing spell Dave intrupted her.
"Wait"
"What now, didn't you just said we have to heal him now." Rose said.
"What I meant is it was our fault in first place."
"So, its falls into our responsibility to heal him as the one who hurt him is one of our companions."
Dave pulled out last healing potion from his bag, "After drinking this healing potion you will be good as new friend."
Dave walked towards Max with friendliness in his voice.
"No need for that I'm fine by myself."
"I don't need your help or anyone else." Max said with difficulties.
"Don't be stubborn Max you condition isn't good, you need treatment right now." Said village chief
Village chief Luther turned to Dave and with smile on his face he's said, "We are grateful for your generosity but you don't have to use your potion here my daughter Rose is good healer."
"Max will be standing on his feet after getting healed."
Village chief knew that Max wouldn't accept healing potion from this outsider when their teammates was the one who injured him in the first place and it would be bit awkward if Max keep on being stubborn about it with Jack friend.
After hearing village chief Luther words Dave didn't keep on insisting as that would be rude.
"Heal Claude first after that you can heal me." Max said while looking at Claude lying on ground unconscious just few feet away from him from blood was flowing out of his stomach gaping hole of sword left behind sword is clearly visible.
"I don't have much mana left in me to heal two people, I can only heal one person right now Max and looking at him he doesn't seem to be in grave danger like you. He will be fine the one you should be worried about is yourself Max." Rose said calmly like many people in settlement she couldn't understand why Max look after and care about this boy of unknown origin.
At first it was only grandma Mary but now Max too, everyone had there own guess but no-one understand or even try to understand.
Max knew that everyone in settlement didn't like Claude presence and the boy was dying but he's life doesn't worth much to anyone here except for him and grandma Mary.
While he doesn't know what village chief Luther think about Claude whether he share same opinion as other or he he sees him as human but atleast he doesn't act indifferent like other and act and talks normally to him but if choosing between two life he will sure choose him not Claude.
Max look at Rose with heavy voice he says, "Even if that's true I still want you to save that boy first and he has name Claude."
Looking at Max stubborn behaviour village chief Luther shook his head, "Rose listen to him and heal Claude first."
Rose give up on healing Max first after hearing her father words.
Rose without any expression on her face walked towards the lying unconscious Claude, Rose place her hands above Claude chest and start to recite healing spell.
"Oh,Element of healing magic.
Heal the one who's injured,
heal the wounds that still open.
Heal the spirit of venerable,
Heal the one that's before me."
Light green hue covered Claude body and slowly and with visible rate Claude bruise start to recover, wounds that has been bleeding stoped as new skin appeared on the wounded one.
In just minute Claude body got healed itsmarvel that couldn't be seen on earth, it was only possible on this magical world.
Rose look exhausted after done healing Claude, sweat were running down from her forehead as was really tried after healing everyone before.
After completing healing Rose slowly and weakly move towards the Max again.
"I don't have much magic power left now but it would be enough to heal your damage internal organs that's bleeding inside your body right now." Rose said.
Rose placed her hand on Max chest directly this time unlike before where she used to place her hand above in air to heal other.
"Oh,Element of healing magic.
Heal the one who's injured,
heal the wounds that still open.
Heal the spirit of venerable,
Heal the one that's before me."
Light green hue spread out on Max body and even though he's wounds and injuries doesn't look healed outside but the one he had inside got healed enough to stop internal bleeding.
Rose face turned pale right now as all the mana with in her body depleted now, her arms and legs felt really heavy as she couldn't lift them as she zero strength to move them.
This happens to everyone when they used all mana within their body and same goes to aura users.
Jack move behind Rose and hold her shoulder to not to let her fall from weakness.
Village chief Luther look at his daughter Rose and max, he called out four people from crowd two man and two woman.
"Carry Rose and Max to medic hut for right now late Rose rest for right as she needed that the most after using her healing magic so many times and while Max condition is still isn't we still can't tell whether his old wounds would open up or so stay their to look after Max."
"Tell herbalist to check up Max and do what she can to make him recover."
Two man and two woman nodded their head and carried both Max and Rose to medic hut.
"Now, we can finally talked about the main issue here." Marlene said with bit contempt in her voice.
Marlene walked towards the Claude lying body and look at him while circling his lying body on ground.
"If you did anything to boy it won't end with good." Village chief Luther said with bit anger in his voice.
They already had tragic loss, many people and before they can mourn for them this young lady created another problem for them.
"I think we had deal old man, I'm not going to hurt this boy till its proven that he's dark elf spawn and if he's human then there's no need to worried about anything." Marlene said with smile on her lips.
Marlene had full confidence that Claude isn't human child but dark elf, how can they say he's human when he's skin isn't white like human but instead its like dark elf.
This was Marlene first time seeing dark elf first time in her life, she never seen dark elf in any of her adventures till to this day.
"Look at how peacefully he's sleeping" Marlene gently tap Claude forehead with her finger and Claude slowly opened he's eyes.
Claude looked around and saw everyone standing around him in circle with this unknown girl standing right in front of him.
He was nervous and bit scared cause when ever he gets surrounded by others, it wasn't end good for him.
"Oh, sleeping beauty has finally awake." Marlene said amusement in her voice.
"What's going on chief Luther?" Claude asked nervously as sweat rolled down from his forehead in damn winter.
"Claude we new guest here who would like to see whether or not you are human being."
"So, I hope you understand the situation and don't resist." Village chief Luther said with calm voice even though he didn't like Marlene but there's nothing he can do about them as they're far more stronger than anyone in this settlement.
"Mmm" Claude nodded he's head and looked towards them with bit nervousness cause last time when they checked he's race it still wasn't turned out to be good for him even though he was proven human.
"Brian go to storage facility and bring out crystal for checking race." Village chief Luther said but before Brian walked Marlene stopped him.
"There's no need for that I have one with myself right now and Its one of the best quality one too."
Out of thin air magic disk appeared on Marlene palm it was made of gold and black crystal.
"Just drop your blood on this disk and we get the results in few minutes whether you are human or not." Marlene looked into Claude eyes while saying this in chilling tone.
She handed out small knife to him to draw out his blood, she was holding the knife handle and its edge was on Claude side cause if he tries to run away or attack her she will just cut of his head with it.
Dave and Jack were nervous too cause they knew the stance Marlene has taken was ready for killing blow If worse things can happen it would be all out massacre cause dark elf can't be underestimated.
Dave and Jack and Marlene other companion also thought the same thing that Claude isn't human, he's dark elf and has put everyone under he's illusion that's why they are seeing him as human.
While Dave and Jack are standing with Marlene but their other companion were searching throughout the settlement to look for magic formation that might have put everyone into illusion or control of this dark elf.