368 People Do Improve

After the chaos in the woods had passed, Baiyi did a little digging and learned more about the Rock Druid's background.

Its main body was an ore mountain lining situated at the border between the Fairy Kingdom and the dwarves' nation. After a while, some rare minerals were discovered on the mountain, leading to a mad scramble between dwarven powers to mine the precious and scarce minerals. The loss the Rock Druid had suffered during this time was no less than the loss Grandfather Tree had just suffered because of Godsfall.

The situation was too dire for one to think of honoring the age-old oath. The Rock Druid pleaded with the traditionalist fairies, who he considered his allies, for help, but all he received in reply was silence. The leaders of the traditionalist fairy settlements were too concerned about their positions and traditions to help.