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"And what did he discover in that process?"

"So he documented their anatomy," Kivvien summarized.

"Such as? What sorts of discoveries did he make?"

Only a year. "I see."

"I am dedicated to eradicating the demonic stain on the lands. Your master is simply incidental to that."

Kivvien nodded.

Kivvien shook his head. "I've no intention of solving this problem. I'll inform the nearest town of it and move along. There isn't time for me to be sidetracked." (kivvien ...

"Any method that will exterminate the parasite, either chemically or magically, can do as much."

"The infected trees are unlikely to recover, but the spread could be contained."

"They appear to be infected by a parasite," Kivvien explained.

"In a sense," Kivvien said absently.

If it was a parasitic infection some sort of pesticide may have an effect, but that could also rid the area of wildlife that helped maintain the required balance. A ...

Kivvien returned his focus to the road. If he thought too hard about that thing reading the words of- There was a pattern in the bark of some of the ...

Kivvien stiffened. "Do yourself a favor, creature, and cease mentioning it."

"Yes, yes," he said dismissively.