Garion smiled faintly as he walked toward a nearby tree. Dahlia watched, already suspicious.
"Master... Why are you smiling like that?"
Garion didn't answer. Instead, he clenched his fist and punched the tree once.
CRACK!
The thick trunk snapped cleanly, the whole tree crashing down with a thud.
Garion nodded in satisfaction.
"Perfect."
He grabbed the fallen log, lifted it with one hand as if it weighed nothing, and turned his gaze toward the distant shoreline.
Then, with a grin, he twisted his body and hurled the entire log high into the sky.
The log shot off like a cannonball, flying far.
Dahlia's eyes went wide.
"Master... Don't tell me..."
Garion just smirked, turning toward her.
"Hold on tight."
"NO!"
Dahlia frowned, trying to run, but before she could take two steps, Garion appeared beside her in an instant.
She didn't even have time to react before he scooped her up, slinging her over his shoulder.
"Master! Please put me down! I'm not a rice sack!"
