Serena pursed her lips at the words and thought to herself, So, that was what the commotion was about. Glad it's not an attack. Although a monster horde isn't good news.
But maybe she could get lucky with that sighting…
"Does the village not have any crystals to spare?" Serena asked, moving to the corner to retrieve her crystal pouch from her subspace without seeing.
"They have crystals, but can't spare any. It's too risky for them." Theo answered, walking over to her. "I have one back in the city. If you want, I can give it to you to replace the one you have now… If you have one. The only thing is we'll have to wait until after the cold season for me to go retrieve my things."
The village not sparing an energy crystal made sense she supposed. They couldn't use a precious resource on a high risk stranger. Even Serena was having doubts about giving up her crystals.
