Precious Item

Nemus kept answering Astaroth's questions for a while, satisfying his curiosity as much as she could. When his questions ran dry, she finally undid the surrounding barrier, and the sounds of crickets' stridulation reached his ears.

That's when he looked up and realized what time it was. The room he was in seemed as bright as day, but he noticed why pretty quickly.

All this light emanated from Nemus. She was glowing in a soft white, but bright enough radiance to keep the entire open room lit up like daytime.

He turned to her.

"Talking to you was very… informative. But I have things to get back to. I need to get back to my kingdom and catch up with things there before heading back out to become stronger. So I will take my leave."

As he turned around, ready to leave, he heard Nemus' voice.

"Wait. I can get you to your kingdom faster. Gather the people you want to go with you and come back here. Also, I want you to have this."