And the answer is.....

Time will take the path of least resistance," Grailing sighs as he Looks at the possible outcome. There will be others who will perform the same feats that each of you do, to similar effects on the world. Up to the point where the.....substitutes meet Minestus.

I fear that my scaly friend of extreme means will transform them fully into beast, the elf sighs. There's nothing I can do, for IF you become Wardens, I will have forgotten what I've seen....and will be powerless to stop it. And your Rebirth will occur "after" the transformation of your substitutes......after they mentally die. And thus will your powers come into effect: the barrier, the vertility, everything.

There's just got to be..... Fred begins to protest.

No, there is no other way, human, Grailing shouts at the humans. We non-humans have tried every other method open to us, and still it has come to this! Still! This is the last chance to avoid such measures as what has been unleashed tonight.

I....see, Alicia whispers. But if we, as Wardens, die somehow....won't the situation go back to what it was? The barrier collapsing and all that?

Not....quiet,Grailing says. If you die, you'll be reborn back in the Sacred Groves. Unfortunately, you'll have no memories of ever being anything but a Warden-your human memories would be forever lost-but on the flip side, that will only happen through non-natural means. You shan't age or suffer from sickness.

Some good with the bad both the foxes think to themselves.

What of Astra? Fred suddenly asks. She'll still be naked and chained to a wall in this...new reality, correct?

Yes, I was wondering about that, Alicia asks, piping in. Whether she remembers me or not, I still owe her a debt of honor.....

Nothing in being a Warden prevents you from rescuing her, Grailing says. Though I'd urge caution....for the obvious reasons.

Now, Grailing says, What is your choice? Will you become Wardens, or will the dire events unfold?

What is a knight and a princess to do?

1. They say no, and listen as the knights of the Great Kingdom scream as they are either tread underfoot by the giants, or changed into dumb beast by a vengeful wyrm......
2. They say yes, and the world fades..... The vixen and the tod fox find themselves inside a truelly ancient grove of Oaks. They are dressed in robes and are wearing mystical symbols.....like those Druids would wear.....