The Chronicles of a Scalebound Sage: Wandmaker Vol.2

WM [44] You Have A Deal

Bjorn saw Tanisha eat part of the monarch after it died. There was no adverse reaction to it but he did taste a change in her magic ever so briefly. Once she was done they all ran alongside the escaping party of monster hunters. After the death of the monarch the monster horde lost interest in cohesion and began attacking anything with magic including other monsters. Most monsters were solitary or would attack anything that wasn't its own species. Since the monarch was dead, monsters that were herded together were now ripping at each other with savage furocity.

Their group wasn't spared the unbridled savagery of any monster that was unfortunate enough to attempt. The team was riding high on having killed the monarch and without any serious injury. They didn't run into anything the seasoned hunters couldn't kill before he, Adelheid or Tanisha could respond. The cohesion between the Jackrabbit elites was incredible now that he and Tanisha got to see them fighting together against weaker opponents.

Alfred was the tactical head of the group; his abilities with the iron net allowed him to attack monsters with devastating efficacy or defend party members with a well timed assist. Despite the fact that he hadn't been hunting with them for a while, Alfred had seamlessly slipped back into his role as the group's leader. The team trusted his judgment implicitly, following his commands without question.

"How are you holding up?" Tanisha asked, glancing over at Adelheid.

Adelheid hesitated for a moment. "G-good? I am already healed."

"Oh, you have a healing factor?" Tanisha responded, her tone lighter than it had been before. "Good, good."

Bjorn observed the exchange, Tanisha's tone wasn't exactly warm, but it was a marked improvement. He was struggling to read Tanisha's emotions. Up until the fight, she had been dismissive, even bordering on outright hostile toward Adelheid. He could sense the deep-seated hatred she harbored, almost certain that Tanisha was plotting some form of retribution against her. While he believed the old Tanisha wouldn't have acted on such dark impulses, he wasn't so sure anymore. Perhaps she was beginning to accept Adelheid, even if only slightly.

"Most werewolves have some type of advanced healing." Henry said with a swing of his battle axe splitting a spider-like monster in half without slowing his pace. "It's like the wendigo and that body strengthening magic thing they got."

"Yeah, so there is nothing to worry about," Adelheid responded. "Thank you for your concern, though."

With the mention of the healing factor Bjorn slowed his jog just enough that his tail could tap Adelheid's leg briefly. He then pulled up his Identify.

Identify

Name: Adelheid Strider
Species: Werewolf
Level: 70 + 1 = 71
Vocation: Beastborn Berserker
Highest Stat: Health Regeneration: 272 + 2 = 274

Bjorn nearly tripped over a root but caught himself before nearly anyone saw. Tanisha's brief, amused smirk told him she'd seen his stumble, and through their bond, he could feel her quiet amusement at his expense. He refocused part of his attention to watch where he was going then looked over the Identify information.

"Her Health Regeneration is higher than mine." Bjorn thought.

"Yeah, but she doesn't have the same type of regeneration as you." Failsafe said. "Out of the two of you, yours is better but slower."

"How can you tell?" Bjorn asked

"She has scars," Failsafe explained. "That means her healing isn't as good. It's quick enough to keep her fighting, but I doubt she can regrow lost limbs. Whereas you—well, you can, even without using Hydra Regeneration."

Bjorn nodded inwardly, understanding the distinction. "This is one of those differences in species you mentioned. Like how a level one hundred worm would still just be a worm."