Thus, their decision to protect Alwin was not only for him but for themselves as well as their people.
"You do know that your mana cores are very important, right?" Raymond reminded Alwin.
Under his elders' scrutinizing gaze, Alwin replied, "I know. But I just used this spell since it felt like she would die if I didn't. It didn't feel right to just watch her die there when I could still do something to save her."
Zion and Raymond glanced at Emily.
[She would die indeed since this poison is especially lethal to magicians which is why it's usually used against the long-lived races.]
[Since they are our allies, it is only right to try to save her. But not at the cost of his mana cores.]
Using mana cores to save someone had become a target to fool and use the long-lived races for their cores. Many had fallen prey to such tricks only to realize they were not truly loved but simply used.