"Can I see it?" asked Jacob while glancing at the little elf girl.
The wood elf hesitated for a moment before he gently said to his daughter, "Elia, show Uncle your neck; he might be able to help you."
"Mhh." Elia obediently nodded before she handed the binoculars to her father and unwrapped the scarf around her neck.
Jacob didn't plan to help the little girl; he just wanted to see why his hex core subtly reacted to her. Furthermore, he hadn't examined anyone with a curse before, especially a curse that someone was born with. He didn't even know if this was possible.
Nonetheless, he was quite interested in this connate curse that Elia was afflicted with. Furthermore, Jacob knew Elia's father was lying when he said they only came to this place because Elia wanted to see the mountain gates. But he decided not to call him out on this and wanted to observe further before making his move. After all, despite the wood elf lying about the part approaching him, his other words were true.
