The misunderstanding was quickly resolved, and it turned out that Igula and the others were not trying to harm him. Nonetheless, Ash still fed his Substitute some aphrodisiac, experimenting while listening to their explanations.
"Seven-Day Knowledge of Fate?"
The young Housekeeper nodded, "In the Kingdom of Blood Moon, you may not have the custom of covering it up. Seven days after a child is born, we let them pick out their favorite 'Life Companion' from a pile of items. The Life Companion signifies that Fate will follow this choice."
"So, depending on the Life Companion items they pick, you can determine the baby's future development path?" Ash said, "That sounds super superstitious, not at all Mage-like..."
