Chapter 169 (1/2)

Chapter 169

Chapter 169: A Dwarven Night

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The entirety of the first day was spent on Sylvie’s back Without a word muttered to either of the tarven lances, we traveled until night fell whenon bare scale even with the protection of thick cloth and htly onto the base of s

Because of ht and made camp near the base of the Grand Mountains just a few miles up north of Valden City

“Please, help yourself” I held out a skewer of grilled fish toward General Mica and Olfred

The childlike dwarven lance happily accepted the charred freshwater fish, crunching through the bones as if they didn’t exist, but the old lance y to cook, perhaps we should leave soon,” he said, ignoring my courtesy as his eyes reht

“Don’t mind him,” Mica said, her iven by anybody he doesn’t fully trust”

I nodded, throwing the fish I had grilled for General Olfred to Sylvie With a snap of her neck, the blackened fish disappeared inside her inal draconic fore of our small camp Because of her black scales, Sylvie seee fra her two sharp topaz eyes that seemed to hover in the dark

‘These set stuck between rumbled in my head

I know, but you’ll have to o for weeks without eating, I replied, helping myself to a skewered fish The fish’s charred skin was filled with a sunseasoned

‘Yes, but I eat for the flavor rather than the nutrients,’ she retorted

Maybe you can find some mana beasts further north We’re still too close to Valden

The rest of the le of the nearby streaht the fish and the occasional snap of a twig in the fire

Olfred didn’t say a word after rejectingstill—alainst the earthen backrest he had erected while reading his leatherbound book The only time he actually looked away fro as she coh her short curly hair

With a look of sheer distaste at the off-tune melody, I couldn’t help but crack a shout the night, givingat thesurrounded by lances and ed and s debilitated, I felt like I had taken a step back even after the training at Ephetous One thing I was certain of was that I could no longer afford to use Burst Step again if I wanted to keep my ability to walk

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After an hour of gatheringthe process, I felt soaze

I pried an eye open only to see Mica just a few inches away fro intently, while even Olfred had closed his book to observe

“This is Mica’s first ti like this,” Mica whispered

“What’s wrong?” I asked, shi+fting glances between the two lances

“Your refineht “Usually it’s not very apparent when someone refines their core—”

“But when you do it, it feels like Mica’s body is getting pulled toward you!” Mica cut in excitedly

“I’ve never had that pointed out,” I replied “Is it maybe because I’asp “Quadra?”

“So that’s how you were able to beco discussed once by the Council, but to think it was actually the case,” Olfred whispered as if talking to hi able to utilize so e eyes practically sparkling

‘Careful what you reveal,’ Sylvie advised fro as if she were asleep

I know, I thought back “There are still soravity, but for theon what spell and eleht” Mica nodded fervently “Knowing so many spells is useless if you don’t knohen to use them”

“There ,” Olfred said

I nodded “There are”

“Hey, shall Mica teach you how to ravity?”

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I scooted back, srilled fish in Mica’s breath “I think it’sThere are ti I’m confident in”

“It’s really easy, you know,” Mica insisted, holding out a pal up or down Then you grab it in your hand and release!”

Unable to understand Mica’s incomprehensible explanation, I looked back to Olfred

The old dwarf rolled his eyes “You’d have an easier ti line of fast theh intuition, she doesn’t even know the rudimentary concepts of mana manipulation”

“Earthborn?” I repeated “Where have I heard that name before?”