“It’s hard to believe that such monsters really exist,” Alice whispered, a little scared, and covered her legs with her robe as she was feeling chilly.
“Those rumors are exaggerated,” Ash exclaimed, eyes still closed. “They didn’t destroy a city, just blew up a powder mill.”
“And how do you know that?” Lari asked, chewing a blade of grass.
“Well, I’m E’sh, after all.”
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here was silence and then everyone burst out laughing. Lari’s roaring was the loudest, enhanced by him hitting the ground with his fist. Ash smiled as well, pleased that he had once again managed to make them laugh.
“You don’t look like him!” Alice giggled.
“How so?”
“They say,” Tul winked at Alice, “that his staff is made of Aramia wood, also known as Firewood. According to legends, it was struc
