What do you think is the medicine seller's true motivation? Is he just kind, or does he have a hidden connection to the elf’s past? Share your theories below!

Elne tightened his grip on the sprout. The chapter closed on the market’s ordinary day and opened on something else—an uncertain path where promises would be tested, kindness might be bartered, and a small herb seller’s remedies could change the fate of a boroboro elf.