We are standing listening intently for Malcom's words.
"How...how did you hear of this stone?" Malcom warily asks.
"Zelene...she's back. She wants the stone. If we do not give it to her, she will unleash the Great Darkness." I reply shaking.
"She wouldn't...she couldn't..." Malcom stutters.
"Malcom, where is the stone?" Phillip urges.
"You will die if you go after it...YOU WILL DIE." Malcom warns.
"We will retrieve it safely, Malcom. We have nearly twenty in our group. Surely, we have enough." Phillip assures. "Please...where is the stone?"
"Its whereabouts are widely known, my boy. It's in the Illystrian Mountains." Malcom speaks.
"Then why hasn't Zelene just retrieved it herself? She told us she has been waiting a century for the stone." Alexandar inquires.
"Zelene is not worthy to find the stone which is why she made the deal for your families to get it for her," Malcom answers.
"Not worthy? What does that mean?" I ask.
"You will see...Bravery, Loyalty, Innocence and Morality are what you need to find the stone." Malcom states.
"Is the stone dangerous, Malcom...why does Zelene so badly desire it?" Alexandar queries.
"Zelene has many of my stones, but she knows the Arka is the most beautiful and rarest of them all. Vanity and depravity are her reasons for wanting the stone. I beg you turn back home and do not go after it." Malcom begs.
"I'm sorry, Malcom, but our people will not survive the Darkness if it is allowed out into our world." Phillip replies.
As we begin to walk out of Malcom's shop, Malcom weeps and falls onto an old wooden chair defeated.
Once the door is shut and we have left, Malcom somberly whispers to himself, "IT WILL TAKE YOU."
