Leader Kerry finished reading the full proposal out loud, and villagers quietly listened. After she was done, many of them nodded, and some even smiled.
They didn't mind working with Ruby anymore.
She had already earned their trust.
They all knew she wasn't like Lex. She helped them without asking anything first, and now her idea sounded fair and useful.
Ruby smiled with relief, then turned to the old ghost tailor.
"Can you show us where that Mistvine is… the one you mentioned?" she asked politely.
The old ghost nodded. "Yes, I can… but—" he paused, "—there might be some danger on the way."
"Danger?" Julian asked, confused.
The old ghost sighed and rubbed his arms like he felt cold even though he didn't feel temperature anymore.
"Yes," he said in low voice. "There are Yellow Bitters in that part of the forest."
"Yellow Bitters?" Ruby repeated, frowning. "What are those?"
The old ghost looked around before speaking.
