"Man, that's ridiculously slow. How is flying slower than me running?"
"That's 'cause Dad's running way too fast."
Meri, sitting on my shoulder, pressed down her pointed hat and giggled. The only ones who'd reached the spot I'd scouted ahead were me and Meri.
"Hehe, Dad, your body's really fast though."
"Hey, hey. Don't touch my belly."
Meri rubbed my belly with the back of her heel and giggled away. If I hadn't carried her here on my back, she'd have bruises all over her feet by now, but this ungrateful brat was getting cocky instead. It annoyed me a bit.
"Get down."
"Ah, why?"
"The owner's here."
Second place. Lune.
Lune, now a full-fledged high elf, had easily kept up behind me during my sprint. Once she hit 3-star, she'd probably blow right past my speed.
Thump.
Without a word, Lune jumped up from where she stood and planted her butt on my shoulder. Meri glared at Lune with a sulky face, but Lune casually scanned the area below the cliff and nodded.
