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this province, and by the time any Elementhar arrives from the other provinces, the demon would be gone. This option isn’t viable,” insisted Councilman Sellon.
         “Option _ of this, it is most viable ! ” said a hooded man who had just walked in.
     
         Everyone in the hall turned toward the entrance. They saw vaguely a hooded man walking in with a white wolf by his side. Temporarily blinded by the ray of sunlight bursting through the opened door, the people in the hall could not make out the features of the man clearly. Only much later, as both the man and his wolf walked several paces forward; and the door of the town hall entrance was closed, could they have a proper look at him. Judging by the strange black garments that he wore and his ancient manner of speech, the townsfolk concluded that the man was an Elementhar. Yet he travelled with a white wolf, which seemed very strange to them.
     
         The town mayor was irritated with the fact that someone had just gate-crashed his meeting.
         “Identify yourself, stranger ! ” he demanded.
         “Identity _ ‘Master Elementhar’ Ray Iddell is mine of this and this is my companion, Spirit the White Wolf,” said the hooded man as he pulled back his hood, exposing his dark hair and the silver headband.
        “And what business have you here, Master Elementhar ? And what manners have you to bring an animal in here ? ” enquired the mayor.
         “Manners _ mine of these are not of your concern as my companion is always welcome and must always be made welcome to walk with me; and though an animal he is, he is actually more humane than most of you here. Business _ mine of this is obvious, that is of demon eradication as all Elementhars are about, and my price is reasonable, a hundred gold coins for one dead demon,” answered Ray, the Master Elementhar.
         “Elementhars are supposed to be rare and even thought to be extinct in this province. How do we know you’re not a fraud ? ” questioned Mayor Conell curiously.
         No sooner had the mayor finished speaking, an arrowhead-shaped pebble flew through the air from the Elementhar’s fingertip and pierced the table in front of him.
         “Umm, hmmm ! Right ! So you’re indeed an Elementhar. And for a hundred gold coins, you’ll kill this demon that’s been killing our people, is this correct ? ” he said after he had managed to summon up his courage
        “Correct _ this is of this,” confirmed Ray.
     
         Councilman Sellon stood up and slammed his fist on the table.
         “That’s ridiculous ! It’s way too expensive. You can’t expect this town to pay you this ridiculous sum just to kill a demon !   That’s way beyond the market price for this kind of service,” he protested.
         “There’s no price too high or ridiculous to pay for survival, councilman,” said Mayor Connell.
         “Nor is there for justice ! I haven’t much money, and even worse, I haven’t any family left. But I’ll give all I can to make sure that no other will suffer my fate,” said Lance to the townsfolk as he walked toward the mayor’s table again, took out three silver and five bronze coins from his pocket and placed them on it.
     
         The crowd was stunned. As a matter of fact, some even felt ashamed that an orphaned boy was willing to give money, of which he had but little, for their common purpose when others who were better off were unwilling.
         “And I ask that you help, or else this will greet you one fine evening ! ” said Lance as he pointed to the demon’s severed arm on the mayor’s table.
         The look of shock, fear and revulsion were clearly painted on the faces of the townsfolk.  One by one, they got up and placed their contributions on the mayor’s table. The mayor himself contributed ten gold coins. Councilman Sellon, however, refused to contribute at all and stormed out of the town hall, cursing