"Is there nothing else for me to do here?"
Atlas knew what he planned to do, and the phoenix spirit understood his intent easily.
[There is not. Perhaps if you were of the Phoenix Race, or even a woman, then I could have rewarded you with something. As you are neither of those things, the only benefit you can receive through this trial is comprehension of the Dao of Fire.]
Atlas nodded his head.
"If that is so, then there is no reason to overstay."
It was a good place to comprehend the Dao, but it also wasn't suited for him; just as the rewards weren't suited for him. In the end, this trial was always meant to be undergone by phoenixes only, so his arrival here was unexpected, to say the least.
