Bonding

With only a few seconds left before everything totally went blank, I eagerly expected the favorable response of the Wisps, until they told me of an additional term that was to be included in the Contract.

'Tch! What now?!' I growled in impatience.

"What do you want?"

The round eyes of the four creatures narrowed, as though they were squealing in delight.

"It's simple."

"All you have to do is promise."

"Promise to never discard us."

"You must never resort to a Bond Break."

I gulped.

They knew about Bond Breaking? Of course, they did! Unlike other Familiars who were mere vestiges of their former selves and had their memories corroded with the passage of time, Wisps lived for very long and had no such factors limiting them.

They would not disappear without a Host, but they still sought one as a means of accomplishment and comfort.