Inferno: A LitRPG Adventure (Elemental Mastery Book 2) by DB King

Author:DB King [King, DB]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2022-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Nella and Vincent couldn’t stop staring at Sahhto, and Zephyr shared much of their amazement. The dragon had transformed into a humanoid form only slightly larger than a very tall man, so that he could fit into Blackstone Keep’s planning room.

“I heard you were a ranger, Nella Heartseeker,” Sahhto said, the delicate features of his human face sporting an expression of wry amusement. “Surely you have seen shapeshifting before? Druids are still capable of such feats with their Life magic spells, are they not?”

“Well, the only person I’ve ever seen shapeshift is Druidess Filna,” Nella replied, scratching the back of her head. “And I’ve only seen her do that once.”

“Ah, it’s not something I do very often,” Sahhto said, nodding. He cast his crimson gaze across the interior of the planning room, where the trio were seated beside him, while they waited for Archmage Brass to arrive. Gabriel was there as well, snoring softly in his chair. “It’s been centuries since I last entered a human abode, and the experience is as confining as I remember.”

“Don’t dragons live in lairs?” Nella countered, prompting Vincent to tug on her sleeve and attempt to shush her. His efforts earned him a poke in the side from the ranger’s fingers, one hard enough to make him squeak and hop in his seat.

Sahhto laughed and stroked his chin with a four-fingered hand. The dragon had wreathed his smaller form in a flowing robe woven from threads of golden light.

“That we do,” he admitted. “And we spend much less time and effort adorning our lairs with our personal effects, too. Most of us prefer to simply leave our treasure hoards strewn all over the floor.”

“Treasure hoards?” Vincent asked, his eyes widening with awe. “Like gold, silver, and jewels?”

“Piles and piles of it,” Sahhto said, in a tone that Zephyr quickly recognized as a joking one. “Mounds of coins, stacked higher than you are tall, Vincent Trefori. Priceless jade sculptures arrayed across a sea of glittering sapphires. Heaps of rubies and emeralds filling your vision.”

“Really?” Vincent gasped breathlessly.

“No, not really.” The dragon chuckled and shook his head. “I gave away my hoard centuries ago, distributing it to the poor, needy, and worthy. My lair is an empty one indeed. I do have a few crayon depictions of myself gifted to me by my neighbors’ children pinned to a wall, though. They are my most cherished possessions these days.”

“True wealth lies in the richness of one’s heart,” Zephyr said.

“Ah, a Wu adage.” Sahhto nodded. “And one that I agree with very much these days. But on a more prosaic note, not having a hoard also means not having to deal with adventurers who care more about treasure than the wellbeing of the villages they pass through.”

“We get plenty of adventurers trying their luck at the Blight Boundary,” Nella said, rolling her eyes. “As if there’s any treasure to be found there at all.”

The planning room’s door opened then, and Archmage Brass walked in, followed by Marie Vensk, Master Sora, and Grand Sage Avora.

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