Chapter 96: Thalindor

"I was going to hypnotize it," she admitted.

Luke stared at her.

Tanya did too.

"You were going to hypnotize the Totem Serpent?" Tanya asked slowly.

"With phonology magic?"

Elias nodded.

Luke let out a low whistle.

"Damn," he muttered. "You've got some serious guts."

The Totem Serpent wasn't some ordinary beast.

Even monarch-level beings would think twice before provoking it.

For Elias to think she could put it under hypnosis was insanely ambitious.

Tanya folded her arms, studying Elias critically.

"Why do you even need to hypnotize it?" she asked.

Elias took a deep breath before answering.

"My grandfather is sick," she admitted.

"He told me that the venom of this serpent could be used to create a cure."

For the first time, Luke saw something different in Elias's usually calm demeanor.

A hint of desperation.

A hint of vulnerability.