The trip back to the castle went by fast, and I was surprised that I could keep up with Mex on the way back. The man ran incredibly fast, but I was somehow able to barely keep up.We only slowed down when we reached the place where we first stopped to talk, and Mex had tried to test me. After slowing down, I was able to walk comfortably with him, so I decided to grill him a bit."You said that I couldn't hold my breath long enough. Does that mean that you think I will be able to rescue someone in a single breath of air?" I asked, trying not to sound incredulous, but failing.Mex didn't answer me at first, but I could tell that he was thinking about something, so I left him be. There was no point in trying to badger him for the information, and after a short moment, he began to speak."When you go to meet with Jessabell, there will be something at the center of the Maze that will help you. The item you will be looking for will be the Cloak of Manta Ray, an

As I walked into the room, I noticed that Nushi was sitting on the bed, and her horns had barely even grown, and I frowned. I remember how adamant she had been about her horns growing back fast, so I was a bit confused.They had already cleared the books off one of the three tables Nushi had around her room, so I was able to finally set the plate of different kinds of meat. I had to get some pointers on cooking some of the giant bug parts for Jilly.I was hesitant about even cooking the giant ants, but Lidy had told me that I would get special points with Jilly if I cooked these for her. Mary was easy, and I only had to fry up some rabbit meat, and Lidy told me I could have just fed it to her raw, but I wanted to see if she and the snakes liked it better cooked.Cera, Bera, and Riez just got big thick steaks, but I had cooked them just past blue, and they were still full of blood and juices. I had also asked Lidy what Nushi ate, and she had said to just cook one

"Wow, you came just at the right moment. Everyone is getting tired, and I am sure that you and your daughter don't want us sleeping in here," I said as I turned to find Mex walking over in a burgundy housecoat that had a black lining."The girls know where their rooms are; you just have to ask them. Nushi, the trim looks clean, but you know that they will just grow back the same way," Mex said with a piteous voice that made me want to punch him, and I wasn't the target of his dramatism."I trimmed them for her, and I was going to help her mold them," I said, still puzzled over the how, but I did have a couple ideas; one involved heavyweight and some string."Shape them? Did my darling daughter not tell you why her horns shrink down? It's because she has such a poor attitude, isn't that, OOF!"Mex's speech was cut off as a book hit him directly in the mouth and knocked him over."GET OUT! ALL OF YOU!" Nushi screamed.I wasn't sure what the re

I watched Mex; he was looking pained as the golden sunlight painted his light blue sink on his shoulder and the back of his neck. The rest of him was cast into shadow, increasing the weight of his pained look."Then we move forward as nothing happened. Don't let Nixi get to you, or she wins whatever game that she is playing. I will take your daughter with me, and I will take care of her like you asked me," I told him.There was no stopping me now; I had already put my mind to help her and the other girls. Thousand or so years old crotchety granny Demon be damned!"That is good to hear; at least one of us seems to be able to deal with the pressure. You don't know how much I envy you and your blockage of the fear that we produce. I have also noticed that I don't feel the same when I am close to you like now. You are a strange creature, Kazz Foreman. Human, you said? The past Heroes have all been other monsters from other worlds, but I suppose that you are a monste