Part 718: Miriel C

Ahh, I see. How very fascinating... This era is so fortunate to have its texts still intact. It is a scholar's dream. And I shall need to read more still if I hope to catch up with mother.

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Mother? What is that bottle you're carrying? ...Is that liquor?

Indeed. "Breath of Dragons." A Feroxi spirit. Extremely potent.

But it's not even midday. I would not have taken you for a heavy drinker.

This sample was not procured to imbibe. It was intended for this...

F-fire?!

Mmm, yes. Just as I'd heard. Potations of sufficient strength and purity burn quickly. But why the blue flame? ...Fascinating. This demands further inquiry.

You never cease to amaze, Mother. You're breaking new ground. Uncovering new truths about the world! I'll never catch up by merely reading about the discoveries of others. Please allow me to join you in your observations.

Certainly. Between us, we will lay the mechanisms of this phenomenon bare.