Book 6: Chapter 38

Book 6: Chapter 38

Tafel exhaled as she put down the papers in her hand. Sometimes, she was jealous of warriors. They didnt have to stay behind desks, charting and writing things down; all they had to do was swing their swords and train their bodies. They didnt have to perform complex calculations to figure out a regions spatial coordinates. Then again, the extra work she had to put in let her do things warriors could only dream about. Tafels horns glowed silver, and a portal appeared beside her. On the other side of the portal, she saw Vur not sleeping?

Tafel put aside her plans to construct her cache. If she needed to store things, Aunties pocket was always available. It was just a bit troublesome to store living things inside of it, an issue that didnt exist with a spatial cache. Tafel tidied up her papers and left them in the corner of her desk which she had found in a neighboring tree. In fact, there was a whole room up in the neighboring trees branches, and Tafel claimed it as her personal space. Vur, what are you doing?

Gluing an egg together, Vur said. His hands were held in front of his chest, his elbows bent. It looked like he was holding a jacket open for someone to put on, but instead of a jacket, white threads were coming out of his hands instead. The threads were wrapped around and manipulating eggshell fragments on the floor in front of him. Garlic broke his on accident.

Tafel wasnt quite sure Vurs last sentence made sense, so she asked a question to clarify. Garlic?

Vurs pinky wiggled, and a thread looped around a small, blue caterpillar before lifting it up. The caterpillar wriggled and shouted, Hey! Being lifted by a thread is embarrassing! Put me down! Im afraid of heights!

Vurs pinky drooped, and the caterpillar landed safely on the ground. It wasnt very difficult considering it had only been lifted a couple of feet. Vur turned his head towards Tafel. This is Garlic.

It hatched? Tafel asked, raising an eyebrow. That was awfully quick. She squatted down by the caterpillar and blinked upon seeing how large it was compared to the eggshells around it. Why is it so small, and why did you name it Garlic?

Tafel stared at the repaired egg. Garlic was still poking his head out of it like a worm coming out of a rotten apple. And youre saying he hasnt hatched already? Tafel raised an eyebrow. If an animal can survive outside of its egg, doesnt that mean its ready to hatch? Why did he go back inside?

Vur shrugged. Maybe its comfier inside of there, he said. Garlic wouldnt stop crying until I told him Id fix his egg.

I wasnt crying, excuse you, Garlic said, waving his tiny little legs in the air. I was voicing my displeasure in a way thatd solve my problems! My dad taught me how to do that. Mom says hes a whiny littleoop, shouldnt finish that sentence. Thanks, Grandpa. The caterpillar cleared its throat. Anyway, if you want to raise Ginger and me properly, then the best way to do that is climb the tower and explore each floor to completion! Theres lots of things hidden away on every floor of the tower and discovering those things will be great nutrients for me!

I thought dragon drool was enough to raise the ant pupaGinger, sorry, Tafel said, changing the way she addressed the pupa upon seeing Garlic ball up his little legs into fists. She looked at Vur. Im almost done with everything I need to do. Ill finish by tomorrow at the latest. When Auntie gets back from issuing that mission to find Mary, well make our way to the ninety-first floor. Sounds good?

Vur nodded. After thinking for a bit, he picked up the caterpillar egg and passed it to Tafel. The demon received it with a confused expression on her face. Vur nodded again. You can take care of it for now. Watching you will help it grow.

Tafel glanced down at the caterpillar egg in her hand. Garlics head was out, and he was beaming at her while waving one leg. You just dont want to take care of it, isnt that right?

Yes, Vur said, his expression serious. Im going back to sleep, and Garlic is very noisy. He picked up the ant pupa. Ill take care of Ginger.Reêad latest novels at novelhall.com