Episode 3: The Elder

Lynch slowly stood up, patted the gnome boy's head, then carefully put the candy into his pocket. He leaned on the railing, looking at his magic book lying on the ground tens of meters below. Several gnomes were pointing at the book, possibly discussing the reasons it had flown there and the scientific principles it contained.

"Mister Mage, what's wrong with you?" Moni's voice sounded beside Lynch. "What happened? You're not fully recovered yet."

A group of gnomes, old and young, followed Moni. They looked at the one-armed mage with friendly eyes. An elder with exaggerated thick glasses walked up to Lynch: "Hello, young man, I am the chief chairman of the elder council of this city, Spider Cave. My name is Rhonda~Garick. Normally, my full name is too long, and the tall folks up on the ground don't have the patience to remember my full name, so I won't waste your time. After all, time is everything."