After a lengthy explanation, followed by only slightly less lengthy negotiations which in turn finished with a meal, Zombie found himself spending the night in the elven village.
Of course, he didn't forget about the merchant that they left not that far away from the entrance to the forest, but in response to his worries, Olive simply snapped his fingers and declared that Jackfruit will be safely asleep until the boy will go back and wake him up – and with that, there really wasn't much for Zombie to do.
It was already dark outside and Zombie's presence wasn't necessary for procuring the artifact that would fit his requirements – or rather his presence would straight up make things nearly impossible to do so.