章 1293: Circle of Life (Part 1)

"We did it!" The two kids rejoiced, hugging each other in triumph.

"Congratulations, young mages. To the victor go the spoils." Lith gave them a round of applause.

"What do you mean?" Leria said.

"Why is it doing that?" Aran looked at the fish writhing on the ground.

"Out of the water, a fish can't breathe. It's fighting for its life." Lit conjured another bubble that gave the creature respite from its suffering.

"I don't want to kill it. Can we throw it back into the water?" Leria asked and Aran nodded. They had never questioned how the food that arrived on their table looked like before being cooked.

Leria lived in a blacksmith's house while Aran, now that the family had money, had never seen the livestock aside from when he helped Elina to feed the chickens.

"Your dinner, your choice." Lith did as they asked. They had already learned a lot for a single day, the law of the jungle could wait a bit longer.