Hearing Luviya's joke, Shard also laughed and asked:
"Am I not a man? You know best, don't you? I mean, I've already promised to help her, so I must help her. Besides, compared to turning pumpkins into carriages, mice into horses, and shabby clothes into ball gowns and crystal shoes, gathering information is much easier, I just need to walk a few steps."
Then he added:
"I can't even turn little Mia into a horse to ride, let alone mice."
Luviya was amused by him:
"Haven't you forgotten your dream of riding a cat to fly to the sun?"
Shard blinked without saying a word.
Unlike the last time they went to Eldron Lake to face the big event Stone Osenfort mentioned, this time it was clear that the matter could only be handled by Shard and the Guardians. Therefore, even though Miss Benanis accompanied them, she explicitly stated that the other members of the Golden Dawn, including Miss Lathis, did not need to follow.
