The warmth, warmer than the air, pressed against her cold skin, causing a slight shiver.
Margaret curled and uncurled her toes, allowing the elf to put on the shoes for her, smiling gently.
"Thank you."
From that day on, she and Harrison became partners, regularly exploring the Forbidden Land and searching for useful magical materials.
These materials were essentially parts of magical creatures' corpses. For example, the horns and scales of fire demons, the blood of ice demons, the limbs and mucus of octo-spiders. Under Harrison's guidance, Margaret learned about many magical creatures and could accurately identify their habits and names. Occasionally, she also needed to fight, killing the fierce creatures that suddenly attacked and then quickly dissecting their bodies to collect useful parts, leaving her covered in a stench.