"A stick?"
Broll was puzzled. Casters use staves, and other classes use edged weapons. Who uses a stick? How much damage could a stick possibly do?
Still, Broll nodded. He trusted that Shawn had a plan of his own.
Meryl Winterstorm suddenly asked, "You're Shawn, aren't you? Were you the one who sent Lady Valeera to tell me about Med'an's origins?"
Shawn looked at the Meryl Winterstorm of this timeline. Did time change you, or are you simply different from the you in that other timeline?
After some thought, Shawn settled on the former.
Rather than showing much deference, he answered calmly, "Yes."
Meryl Winterstorm stopped the impatient Med'an, then said, "Med'an, save your questions for later. Shawn, you've solved a mystery that troubled me, so I'll do you another favor. I'll enchant your branch together with Broll. How does that sound?"
Unexpected joy welled up in Shawn's heart. With a Legendary Archmage personally enchanting it, this branch of the Eternal Tree might really become a legendary weapon.
Two hours later.
A long staff appeared before them.
It had been made not only from Olivia's branch, but also from Shawn's Staff of Darnassus, which had been fused into it.
During the spellcasting, they had discovered that Olivia's branch did not provide enough material. At most, it could make a short stick, which was not what Shawn wanted. With no other World Tree branches available, Shawn had gritted his teeth and contributed the Staff of Darnassus.
Taerar had wanted to object, but his objections had been overruled.
Then, enchanted with Broll's Nature Magic and Meryl Winterstorm's Arcane Magic, it had become an epic long staff.
Yes, epic.
Shawn had been too optimistic. Legendary weapons were not so easy to obtain, even with a Legendary Archmage doing the work. In fact, Meryl