Phoenix Ascendant - Earc
“Xavier practically leaped back into his chair and started eating. “You know,” said the Toad, “you seem to eat like twice as much as everyone else.”
“Yeah,” Xavier mumbled around a mouthful of crispwing, “my sensei said something about that being a consequence of burning more energy than everyone else. Then there’s Rion who doesn’t seem to eat much at all.”
“We figure that’s because he’s, well, not human.”
“Makes sense. Maybe an advantage in some ways.” Xavier reached out and poured himself more water.
Gabriel and Tobimar came in from opposite directions, while Lythos finally seated himself rather than standing and observing. “These matters run deep and strange,” the Artan warrior observed. “And I suspect your stories will prove even stranger.”
“I can’t say for sure on that, sir,” Gabriel said. “As Nike observed, I would hardly have expected their tale to include what we would call a classic mad scientist—which surely fits your Master Wieran to perfection—so they already have from my v...iew something of an advantage on us.”MoreLess
“Yeah,” Xavier mumbled around a mouthful of crispwing, “my sensei said something about that being a consequence of burning more energy than everyone else. Then there’s Rion who doesn’t seem to eat much at all.”
“We figure that’s because he’s, well, not human.”
“Makes sense. Maybe an advantage in some ways.” Xavier reached out and poured himself more water.
Gabriel and Tobimar came in from opposite directions, while Lythos finally seated himself rather than standing and observing. “These matters run deep and strange,” the Artan warrior observed. “And I suspect your stories will prove even stranger.”
“I can’t say for sure on that, sir,” Gabriel said. “As Nike observed, I would hardly have expected their tale to include what we would call a classic mad scientist—which surely fits your Master Wieran to perfection—so they already have from my v...iew something of an advantage on us.”MoreLess
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