Grinding

"Nial is a fox, isn't he?" Miranda mumbled as she leaned against the edge of the table. Mathias was standing next to her but he could only roll his eyes.

"You knew that he would be like this from the moment he showed us the tens of thousand Magnatit crystals, didn't you?" Mathias retorted, clarifying that it was not just Nial who acted like a sly fox.

"Isn't that obvious? I will never be able to use all the Magnatit crystals before the others find more sources. By that time the Magnatit crystals we hold would lose some of their value. Selling them now is for the best and Master Crevian needs them," Miranda replied, ignoring Mathias' jibe.

Her disciple was not really happy about the way they exploited the Elves, but neither Nial nor Miranda could be bothered about Mathias' saintly attitude.