Jane looked at him but did not agree right away.
The Lion had been friendly so far, but she could not be sure he meant Abner no harm.
"What do you want with Abner? Why didn't you say anything when we were together in that hall?" Jane asked after a moment's thought.
The creature was a Demigod, after all. Her words were a little blunt, but she kept her tone mild.
"Some things weren't convenient to discuss there... And I can't tell you, either..." Lion Leon dug a hole in the ground with one paw, looking rather glum. "Besides, I thought I could find him with a Secret Art. Who knew... Hmph. I don't know what he's carrying, but I can't get a grip on a single trace of his Fate."
So his plan backfired? Jane laughed inwardly. Come to think of it, there is something strange about Abner... He's stayed in Backlund all this time, yet he's advanced faster than I have, even with all my extraordinary encounters...
Well, Abner has his secrets. I don't need to know them, as long as they won't hurt him...
After a few seconds' thought, Jane said earnestly, "I can ask him for you, but whether he meets you is up to Abner."
"Fine..." Lion Leon seemed to relax. Then he remembered something and added, "Oh, and tell that kid that if he wants my blood, he'd better not refuse to meet me."
The blood of a Finks Lion was also one of the supplementary ingredients for a Mysticism Mentor.
Leon had held back from giving it to Abner because he wanted to use it to bargain with him... But in the blink of an eye, Abner had vanished.
Jane gave Leon a long look. This Lion had schemes aplenty. No wonder his