The long-awaited reunion moved Bennice to tears, and the water in the well surged up and fell repeatedly, as if expressing her emotions.
For over a thousand years, the Fairy of the Lake's yearning for Solamus never waned. Sometimes, Bennice would look back in a daze, suddenly realizing that everything she had experienced was exactly as Solamus had said, which made her adore the once Holy Maiden even more.
Bennice sat by the well's edge, prattling on to Solamus about her experiences over the years.
During these years, countless people sought the whereabouts of the Fairy of the Lake, and numerous others returned unsuccessfully; only a little more than twenty people ever succeeded in meeting her, a scant few indeed.
Among these few, almost everyone initially received what they desired. The generous Bennice granted them various gifts, but after possessing the Fairy's gifts, some could not resist temptation, their conduct no longer noble, and the gifts they had were reclaimed.
