C30 The Wine Jar Was Born Returning to the Village to Report the Good News

The old man shuddered as the Bloodthirsty Mage's murky gaze fixed on him, sending a shiver through his body.

With a quivering voice, he asked, "What are you implying, Lord Mage? I'm completely at a loss here."

Without warning, the Bloodthirsty Mage pressed his skull-topped scepter against the old man's throat.

"I've already caught the scent of that child