My, my, don't you look familiar! Oh, but don't worry. Your secret's safe with me. No need to excite everyone here at the camp, eh?

1. Sure, sure. But I have to ask... Who is Kao? Everyone talks like they know me...

Kao's one of the fine folks who ended up here with us. You two look just alike. Kao's quite popular, so don't go ruining the reputation, all right?

1. So...where is Kao?

Well, that's the funny part. Kao disappeared suddenly, and then you showed up. I'm sure nothing suspicious happened, though. You look trustworthy. Just like Kao!

1. (You want to ask more, but maybe it's better not to...)

Would you help me?

The Barrier Stone protects the camp from dark energy. There's a LOT of dark energy, though, so my barrier's getting weaker every day. I can reinforce the barrier with life energy from the monsters attacking us. Fight fire with fire, right? Get me 50 Forest Stones from the monsters in this forest, and we're set.

Sure, sure. I know you'll help eventually. Just have to wait until you're in the right mood, right?

Did you bring them?

Thank you so much. Your help has assured the safety of the whole camp. For today, anyway...