The thief pulled away from the man, glaring from under his hood. "I for starters could burn all those knights to a crisp, heating their metal to their flesh. However I'm respecting the fact that they probably have families, and thus am sparing them. No need for unnecessary deaths. And yes this is the reason I'm running, but I-" he stopped speaking suddenly, and epiphany striking him. "On second thought I could use your help. I will hand this to you and you will go to the Fire Valley with it, handing it to a woman by the name of Blazil. She will then pay you more gold than you can imagine. You are not to kill the knights that are currently chasing me, not that they would be an issue since they will be chasing me. And if you lose this egg or do anything wrong, I will hunt you down and kill you. Understood?" he asked the sell sword, allowing his eyes to be seen, and thus allowing the man to look into the flames that were the color of the eyes. He offered the egg for him if he took the deal, and was ready to lead the knights away if he accepted.<br/><br/>The Fire Valley was a valley surrounded by volcanoes, and at the south of the continent as opposed to their current location which was in the center. Many avoided it because, well volcanoes. Few somehow managed to survive there, and legends told of it once being home to phoenixes, before humans discovered how to kill the beautiful birds, and thus murdered them to extinction. Now very few lived there, and often looked ragged and dirty, covered in ash and soot. Not to mention the damage to their lungs.