Whetstone (Part 3)

Back at the battlements, it was mostly well-guarded, but the enemies weren't weak. The guards were quickly occupied by the stronger ones, allowing the enemies to enter as long as they had enough shields (inanimate or human) to get through safety. 

Luis waved his fiery sword at them, keeping them from his side of the main barrier. He would also throw flames at the ladders he came across, but it felt like the enemies were endless in numbers and a new ladder would pop up soon after. 

He didn't get tired of doing it though. He had mana cookies in his space and he had been chewing on them for a while. 

Fortunately, there were a lot of mana cookies in circulation amongst the guards. Apparently, Harold had figured out that he only needed to personally do certain processes in order to add the special effect on the cookie. 

Hence, the cumbersome material preparation was left to a factory line, allowing a lot of cookies to be available outside of Althea's party.