“Edmund, what did you see?” asked an anxious Lucis.
“The metal demon is no threat to us if we don’t go near it,” replied the squire, catching his breath.
“But we have to get past it.”
“It should not be a problem. The mecha doesn’t move from its spot. It needs to be fed by a metal arm. This Grinder is not like the other mechas. It doesn’t attack anything on its own but only feeds on corpses of its fallen brothers.”
“Just like a scavenger.”
“Exactly.”
There were still a few doubts in their ranks but they had come a really long way to turn back now. Edgar still refused to believe that this dangerous mecha which could devour its own kind whole could not move.
With the lump hardening in his throat he nervously enquired, “Are you certain this monster won’t attack us?”
“I tried to bait i
