To He Xi's surprise, when Fivik emerged from her room with her hair in a complete mess, there was none of the fury he'd expected on her face.
She merely glanced at the shallow dent in the door. Seeing He Xi gathering his things and preparing to make a quick escape, she even kindly offered a suggestion:
"There are all sorts of staff heads. In your case, you could make do with the skull of a monster. I recommend a Goblin Shaman's. It was my first staff head. That's how this shop got its name."
Goblin Shaman...
He Xi thought of the one he'd encountered in Plint. Back then, he'd had no idea what these monster materials were worth. But it seemed Captain Kadan had taken the shaman's corpse away.
That was all right, at least. Without Kadan, he wouldn't have been able to kill the shaman anyway.
By the time he left The Goblin's Head That Jumps, it was completely dark.
The night wind carried a chill, and He Xi instinctively rubbed his arms.
Though his physique was far beyond that of an ordinary person, the low temperatures in Rose Town in November still left his skin feeling cold, especially in the mornings and evenings.
Thinking of how much colder it must be deep in Gray Mist Forest, he figured he should put on another layer before setting out tomorrow.
He jogged back to 122 Scarlet Waterfall Alley. After hurriedly eating the meat pies Ms. Cassandra had left for him, he returned to his room.
Bruce immediately came wagging over. He sniffed around He Xi, then fixed his gaze on the long black rod slung across He Xi's back.
"He Xi, you finally... made her happy?"
He Xi couldn't be bothered with the fellow whose mind was full of