"Hm?" Theron blinked, reaching forward and picking up the little tool.
The handle rounded nicely in his palm. However, it was small, almost too small.
Theron was still short in stature, being only 5'8" or so by now. He was quickly getting to the point that he just might not grow much more at all, not that he cared very much.
However, his hands were still quite large, especially for his height, making the tool a bit uncomfortable to wield since it was only about three or four inches or so long from edge to edge.
The blade, or skinning blade on the end of it, was even shorter than that, only about half the length.
"Yes. You'd think that the higher the grade, the easier carving would be, but no. That vindictive little thing is a true demon. Mana Wood is only second to Mana Crystal in terms of how much Mana it has stored within it. The difference is that Mana Crystals are hollow outside of the thick, somewhat permeable shell, while Mana Wood has the same density of Mana throughout.
