Bab 433: Greed and Senses

Lumi only smiled.

Stop her?

It could do that, but why would it try to stop some ignorant creature with a death wish?

"If you want to stop me, bring it on! I'll find out what you really are," said the cat.

Lumi chuckled. "Why should I stop you? If you want to die, go for it."

The cat wondered why the fire phoenix had the essence of nature with her and why Lumi said those things. There had to be an explanation. Her question was her way of probing Lumi for helpful information.

Unfortunately, Lumi didn't entertain her.

If Lumi won't stop me, why did it say I had a death wish? Surely, I can handle that fire phoenix. Although I'll offend Yagon once more, once I defeat the phoenix and absorb the essence of nature, I won't need to be afraid of the dragon anymore.

With enough power, she could afford to offend anybody.

"Let me remind you that I'm waiting for somebody. Are you sure you want to do this?