"Considering all this," the archmage remarked, in an almost playful tone. "I wonder if you still need that Mana Stone I promised, Halon. With so much gold and prestige, maybe a simple stone wouldn't make that much of a difference anymore."
Lohan felt his membrane vibrate with a jolt of surprise, almost choking on his own magical processing for a split second.
He knew it was a joke, Yrneha's tone made that obvious enough, but even so, part of him, that greedy part starving for evolution that lived latent in his core, screamed internally in panic at the mere possibility of losing that reward.
"Ahh... well..." Lohan tried to formulate a polite answer, but couldn't fully hide his hesitation. "I wouldn't say a mana stone makes no difference, Lady Ylasys. In fact, considering the evolutions I've recently gone through, a stone like that would be extremely..."
