The change in the shopkeeper's behaviour was too significant to ignore, and understanding his motivations could prove crucial for maintaining their relationship with this powerful entity.
"Why would the shopkeeper not sell items like before?" she mused aloud, her voice carrying the frustration that she couldn't entirely suppress. Her life and her kingdom's life were at stake after all, and every item mattered, no matter how small.
She can still remember how close she had gotten to dying under Darian's hands, and she didn't want that scene to repeat again. To lower herself and beg Noah to save her was the worst moment of her life.
As the queen of the elves, she had never bowed down to anyone but her late father, who was the previous king. Yet, she had done it to a human out of all.
"Something clearly changed, and I cannot determine what might have caused this shift in his choices."
