To them, it was their ancestors who had committed the crime, yet their descendants were being punished for generations. What's more, many of the people here were descendants of those who had landed on this island by mistake.
"Your village must have been set up by an expert. It looks like there's a protective shield to keep you from being directly eroded by the curse's power," Zephyr Sterling said after a careful inspection, simultaneously reminding Faye Yardley to be cautious.
"You have a sharp eye, young man. But we're short on Energy Stones here, so the protective power of this array has weakened considerably. That's the main reason we've had fewer and fewer newborns over the last twenty years."
Reggie didn't deny it. After Faye Yardley had taken out the Exorcism Wind Chime, he even found himself hoping these outsiders could bring them some Energy Stones.
Of course, he knew it was a vain hope. He didn't even know if they would take the Wind Chime with them when they left.
