Klaus nodded in agreement, a thoughtful expression painted across his face. "You're right," he admitted, "which is why I've decided to negotiate with Margaret once I return to the village. I'll offer to decipher twenty of her books in exchange for a mana core."
"Deciphering?" The octopus tilted her head, her eyes revealing her confusion. "What do you mean? And who is this Margaret?"
He inhaled deeply, taking a moment to collect his thoughts before diving into an explanation. With a storyteller's detail, he began to unravel the mystery of Margaret: who she was, how they had come across each other, and the events that had transpired between them.
As Klaus concluded his tale, he found himself under the strange, penetrating gaze of the octopus, her beady eyes expressing a mix of curiosity and skepticism.
