Book 5: Chapter 71

Book 5: Chapter 71

Ramon hummed while bumping Kozabokget up and down with his snout. No matter how roughly he launched her into the air, the goat still managed to land on his head on all four hooves, never falling off balance. There was nothing about her expression that indicated she was enjoying the process, but she didnt seem to dislike it either. However, that couldnt be said for everyone.

Kondra stared at the playing holy dragon and frowned. I dont approve of this at all, she said and shook her head. She glanced at her mate. Can you believe theyre letting Ramon keep such a dangerous creature by his side? What if something happens?

Kondras mate scratched his head. No matter how he looked at Kozabokget, the so-called world-ending evil was completely harmless. Of course, as Kondras mate, he had to be supportive of her words in public. Yes, its quite irresponsible of them, he said and nodded. I agree completely.

Kal rolled his eyes. The two of you came here with a purpose, no? he asked. Werent you searching for your missing daughter? Is the search going well? Have you found her yet?

Kondra shifted her gaze onto Kal. The cursed dragon was sitting on his haunches, his hindlegs extended. They touched a circular platform with a clump of wet clay on top. His front paws were sculpting the clay while his hindlegs spun the platform. Kondra watched without saying a word as the clump of clay extended upwards and turned into a pot with seemingly no effort at all.

We were looking for her, yes, Kondra said, but Grimmoldesser was otherwise preoccupied. Now that Ramon and Gloria no longer need his help, Grimmoldesser should be free to help us find our daughter. Her expression darkened. That is, if he didnt run off immediately after finding pets for my grandchildren.

Kal shrugged and exhaled out a breath of flames, engulfing the pot in fire. After a few seconds, he stopped and lifted the pot off the platform. He lifted it over his head and eyed it from below. Then, he brought it down and peered inside of it. With a frown, he closed his paw, crushing the pot, and discarded the broken shards onto a pile of more broken shards beside him. He retrieved another lump of clay and slapped it onto the circular platform.

Kondra shook her head before climbing to her feet. Kondras mate blinked. Where are you going? he asked and lifted his head off the ground.

Hey, Lulu said and pursed her lips. Dont slander me like this, okay? A third of my experiments bear fruit, and of those that dont, very few wind up with a poisonous result. Usually, nothing happens, but sometimes they might explode or sizzle a bit.

You ruined my vacation spot, Lindyss said and stomped her foot. The ground surged upwards, and Lindyss waved her hand. The poisoned portion of the ground remained in the air while the unaffected portion sank back down. She repeated the process, doing the same for the sand. In the end, she was left with a sizable mass of poisoned material floating in the air.

Lulu blinked and rubbed her eyes. Isnt that geomancy? she asked. I didnt know you had a contracted earth elemental.

I dont, Lindyss said. She frowned when the sand turned green again. Evidently, the poison was in the water, and removing the poisoned layer of ground didnt do anything. She let the clump of material fall back down and beckoned for Lulu to come over. How far is your poison going to spread? Do we have to abandon this island?

The effect shouldnt be this exaggerated, Lulu said and frowned. Maybe its that pufferfish I added. It was really, really strange. She scratched her head. There was this rocky formation near the bottom of the ocean, and there were also some strange scribbles. Of course, I couldnt hold back my curiosity, so I went down there. There was a bit of resistance, but some holy magic got rid of whatever was blocking me, and I found this pufferfish inside.

Your foot is green.

Lulu glanced at the paw she was using to scratch her head. It was bright green. Her eyes widened, and she flapped her wings while kicking her hindlegs, shooting out of the water like a rocket. Half of her body was green as well. She landed by Lindyss and glanced at herself with shining eyes. Holy magic engulfed her body. Although the green tinge didnt disappear, it did stop spreading further. Uh. Lulu looked at Lindyss with panic in her eyes. This probably isnt as bad as it looks, right?

Lindyss exhaled and ran her left hand through her hair, pushing it back starting from the top of her forehead. The motion caused a few strands to fall out. Your mothers going to murder me if she finds you looking like this. Why did I listen to you and bring you out?