Taiki did a quick bit of mental arithmetic. "Twenty-two, then. Why, that's just one pair short of a full detachment! I haven't often worked with so large a group, but then nobody can be everywhere at once. Some tasks require many hands."
He smiled, at the mention of a book. "An aspiring author? How wonderful. Last I spoke with her, my friend Y'shtola was working on a chronicle of our journey, as well. Not that others haven't tried it before, but I'm sure you know how people love to exaggerate. To hear the bards tell it, I'm ten feet tall and ride into battle atop a great wyrm."
"A great... worm? Like a wormmon? Why?"
"Oh! No, it's an older word for dragonkind. But! This Takeru-kun. Good friend, is he, brave and true to the last?"
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Date: 2022-06-20 07:06 pm (UTC)He smiled, at the mention of a book. "An aspiring author? How wonderful. Last I spoke with her, my friend Y'shtola was working on a chronicle of our journey, as well. Not that others haven't tried it before, but I'm sure you know how people love to exaggerate. To hear the bards tell it, I'm ten feet tall and ride into battle atop a great wyrm."
"A great... worm? Like a wormmon? Why?"
"Oh! No, it's an older word for dragonkind. But! This Takeru-kun. Good friend, is he, brave and true to the last?"