In which Ran Eld enquires into Aelliana’s progress.

Ugh. Ran Eld is a really nasty piece of work.

Aelliana is still hiding behind her hair around him, but what she’s hiding has changed.

Clonak is frequently described as “pudgy”, or other words of similar import, but we’re also told he follows a full exercise routine and his comrades have no doubt of his physical fitness. That’s a combination that, although it exists in life, is rarely found in fiction; honor to the authors for giving it some representation.