"Trouble? What did I do?"
Despite Pan's appearance and obvious youth, he really felt like the type of person you wouldn't want to get on the bad side of. "What I'm saying is, you don't belong here!"
Believe me, I've noticed.
"Look, I know this isn't where I belong." I started.
"Truthfully, I'd much rather be in my homeland."
"A creature sent me away from all that I knew. And I ended up here."
Anger took over Pan's expression.
"By any chance do you know what type of creature did this to you?" Pan asked.
The tone of voice he used in that question made the situation a lot more unsettling.
"A kobalos?" I finally managed to say.
"Ugh! I knew it!" he roared furiously.
"Those pesky kobalos have been messing with us gods for far too long!"
"And now what do they do?! They bring some mortal from a different world here to mess up the timeline!?"
"This infuriates me!"
After having all of his blind fury erupted, he turned to me. It seemed that Pan was hatching an idea.
"Listen mortal, what do you say about a deal?"
"A deal?" I asked.
"Yes, you will help me rid of the kobalos. In exchange, I'll return you to your homeland." he said.
I can't believe it! I have a chance to return to Araluen! But still, there was a major issue that needed to be discussed.
"I am currently trying to put a stop to these kobalos with my allies, but the thing is, It's just impossible now." I said.
"Impossible? How?" he asked.
"There's no way to put a stop to them, they've summoned their god Talkus." I informed.
"Uh, pretty sure he hasn't." Pan replied.
What? Did I hear that correctly?
"Are you sure? Because I could have sworn I saw the whole thing." I said.
Pan shook his head in disappointment.
"Foolish mortal. That was obviously an illusion set up to misinform you." Pan said.
"If they had successfully summoned him I would most likely not be talking to you right now."
An illusion? Like smoke and mirrors? That sure as hell didn't seem like an illusion. It seemed more like sorcery. But that actually reminds me of Malcolm. People spread rumors about him being an evil sorcerer. But truthfully, Malcolm was a healer and illusionist who was really trying to defend his town by making an illusion of a "ghost knight" with mist and lights. So maybe that's the case here? It seemed unlikely. Another thought came to mind
"Hold on a second, aren't I dead? How can I fight kobalos if I'm dead?" I asked.
"Hmm. Well actually you're not dead." Pan said.
"Apparently you're being healed by a witch assassin for some reason God only knows."
Telling Pan how incredibly ironic that statement is would probably be a bad idea. But I see that Jenny must have reunited with Tom and Grimalkin.
"Anyhow..." Pan said.
"Do you accept or decline this offer? You can't remain in my realm that much longer because not many have survived in my realm for this long."
After a few moments of thinking, I answered;
"Yes."