The flame lizard disappeared and we stared at each other. What stone could be better than a diamond in the Human Realm? We waited for Ignis curiously; Zarfa even forgot her relaxation and sunbathing plan. We decided to make tea for whatever tea Ignis would bring later, and the salamander finally came back while we were having our first sip.
"Here," the flame lizard literally spit the stone onto my hand. Thankfully, Salamanders did not have saliva, so the stone only burned a bit.
Interestingly, the stone absorbed the salamander's fire inside itself and glowed slightly before dimming again.
"Huh? Isn't this...mana stone?" Zarfa raised her head.
Ah, it was to be expected since the mana around here was so rich, but...it was funny that for Ignis, a mana stone was better than a diamond when diamonds were more expensive here. Even then, the Salamander still wasn't satisfied.
