356. Battle of River Pass - Murphy's First Law

"How did I never see her species in the books at the School of Dawn or even the higher clergy's special library?" Sylvester asked, as he had already read nearly all books about animals and plants in the world because he wanted to know about everything that could help him in his various inventions. 

"Because it isss omitted from those placesss. Eonsss ago, they were relentlessly pursued because of the coveted scalesss that adorned their bodiesss, thusss leading to their near extinction. Only certain special booksss contain knowledge about them~" 

"Did you find her in the mountains here? Is that why you live here?" 

Winter Ghost nodded. "A mere foot-long baby she wasss… Alone, miserable in a cave. She's my child, now more than a century old."