Chapter 126: Talk in the hideout

"That's..." Yelna clearly didn't know what to say in response to Markus' words. Not only was he a member of the hero party, a proclaimed saint, but also one of the very few mages that could stand toe to toe to the likes of Layn. 

Obviously, Layn couldn't be used in comparisons like that so easily. Even if he could be taken as aim for many new and growing mages in everyday life, the same couldn't be said about the situations when he was agitated. 

The recent disaster that almost eradicated all the life in this green desert serving as a good example. 

"Don't worry. I think I already have a clue how that could happen," Markus sighed when noticing the distraught look on Yelna's face. But rather than answering right away, he moved his eyes on suspiciously silent and motionless Al.