The bad news didn't affect Leech's appetite. Perhaps it was due to his flesh-and-blood Extraordinary power, but he single-handedly devoured a five-pound roasted chicken, a whole fish, two large slabs of fried pork chops, and three mugs of beer.
The others stared, dumbfounded.
Sir Quick Blade muttered to himself, "A human-shaped... Giant Dragon."
'Indeed,' he thought, 'the Lord really is a human-shaped Giant Dragon!'
He finished it all off with ice cream for dessert.
Leech intended to improve the efficiency of the town hall—mostly so he could slack off himself. He had Gelan report to him every seven or eight days, though major incidents and emergencies, of course, required immediate notification.
Leech was very concerned about the two white-haired individuals.
One by one, birds flew out from the castle, circling high above Porcupine Territory and the surrounding areas, searching for uninvited outsiders.
Outside Maitian Village.
