"Yes, well… it's a beast. But it was enormous, so enormous it was like the size of a mountain, well it was a mountain."
Lin Zhaoyue's lips curved into a smile as she refilled his cup with a steady hand.
"We've got time. Let's take it slow. I want to hear everything."
Fang Yuan accepted the wine, took a measured sip, and began, "I got bored waiting around, so I asked the Saberfang to walk. It actually listened. The whole pack of four carried me northward, and when we arrived… that's when I met it. The beast sensed me and believe it or not, we had a good conversation."
Her eyes widened, sparkling with disbelief and delight. "You chatted with a creature as big as a mountain? Incredible!"
Fang Yuan blinked, taken aback. "Wait—you actually believe that?"
"Why? Were you lying?" she shot back, half-teasing, half-serious.
He shook his head quickly.
Truth be told, if anyone else had told him such a thing, he wouldn't have believed it himself.
