Chapter 26 - Depressing Sights

There was more flat land between us and our destination beyond Kitto's home. Beyond the Dornwich Foothills, the Forest of Colrath and Cherrytown, there was Kaylik and the Triple Peaks. Essaerae suggested we go around Kaylik as the Sellion and I were speaking of what to do if we ran into more enemies. I kept the map in my hands. Maehara blindly followed Oakley, who stayed a minimal number of feet in front.

"It would be nice if you tried not to murder everybody and everything we come across." I glared at Sellion from over the edge of the map.

"It's my job to protect you."

I rolled my eyes. I knew this. "Perhaps you should try diplomacy."

Sellion was disinterested in my suggestions. "I'd rather use this jar of dragon spit to cast an alchemist's fireball at the enemy." Sellion held up the air-tight jar of saliva.

Essaerae interjected from behind, "I thought it was dragon snot."