Morvyr gradually found himself becoming more uneasy.
It was only after Noah pointed it out that he fully realized how troublesome the fire mage would be in this particular situation.
Under normal circumstances, using fire inside an environment such as this would never be considered.
The humans valued this forest far too much.
It supplied Ashenveil with countless resources that simply couldn't be replaced elsewhere, unless they were going to dig deeper into their treasury for it.
From edible monster meat to rare alchemical ingredients, much of what sustained the city ultimately traced back to these woods.
Even many of the city's younger adventurers spent months to years training here before they were considered experienced enough to venture farther from the city to accept higher-ranked missions.
To deliberately burn down such a place would mean sacrificing far more than the forest itself.
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