In the end, Higgins went off to walk the cats-ah, no, to tame lynxes for the Ranger Forces. He also served as their Beast Mastery instructor.
As more and more lynxes were tamed and more elves worshipped Regba, the Lynx Spirit increasingly resembled an Animal God, and his body grew larger and larger. He had once been only a size bigger than an ordinary tiger, but with his orange coat, he now truly looked like a hefty orange cat. The Lynx Spirit's back was broad enough for Patrick to sit on it with a tea set laid out in front of him.
Ever since Patrick had rescued the Lynx Spirit from Malacrass, he had never imagined that the Lynx Spirit would grow this large. Still, it was a good thing. At least sitting on the Lynx Spirit's back was more comfortable than riding a hawkstrider.
The new Dawnblade Blood Knights Burning Legion had been established, with Earl Liadrin serving as supreme commander of Dawn's Edge Burning Legion this time. All the low- and mid-ranking mages from the Council's great families had volunteered to undergo Holy Power Infusion to gain formidable combat strength.
After a burst of Holy Light energy, Astalor and the other Bloodsworn mages celebrated together. "It worked! It worked! The experiment combining Energy Ascension with the Holy Light, as proposed by the Regent, succeeded!"
Liadrin, standing nearby, could not see it. "How is this newly obtained Holy Light different from what we had before?"
Astalor said, "The energy that human paladins comprehend within their souls through their faith in noble virtues is the original Holy Light. This Holy Light is pure and gentle, and it can follow its wielder's will to produce all kinds of practical effects."
Countess Liadrin still did not understand. She had once been a