Velin stood up, opened the passage to Cecilia's Demiplane, and walked straight inside.
Coming in from the cold wind to a warm place was truly a different kind of feeling.
Arriving before the White Dragon playing dead, Velin kicked her rear and said, "Get up, or I'll slaughter you."
Hearing this, the White Dragon lying on the ground no longer dared to feign death. She propped herself up on all four limbs, adjusted her posture, turned around, and crawled before Velin.
Years of enslavement by the Frost Giants had long since worn away the White Dragon's draconic will. She could now be called a true disgrace to dragonkind.
"Name."
"Harriet Keen Hainard..."
"Stop." Velin raised a hand, interrupting the White Dragon as she recited her name like a list of dishes. "Have you heard of the Sea-Sky Ice Abyss?"
Fear filled the White Dragon's eyes. She buried her head against the ground and carefully answered, "I have. I've seen it, too."
Velin's eyes lit up. He had not expected such an unexpected gain. He immediately sat down and said, "Tell me about it."
"Y-Yes."
Facing a human even more terrifying than the Frost Giants, she did not dare hesitate in the slightest. Speaking in Common Tongue, she said, "It was a snowy night. I..."
Velin stared at Harriet, raised a hand to cut her off, and said, "Get to the point."
"Y-Yes."
The White Dragon shrank back, then continued, "That day, after hunting an Ice Bear, I saw a Moon Elf enter a mysterious portal while returning to my cave."
After several moments of silence, Velin looked at Harriet and asked, "That's all?"
"T-That's all," Harriet answered uneasily.
"How did that door appear? Did you see it clearly?" Velin asked, still unwilling to give up.
Harriet shook her enormous head,