"I hunted nine of them," Gene announced proudly.
"Of course, you did," Vess smiled at the boy. "What about the rest?"
Gene looked between Jez and Warden. "Most of them were taken care of by Warden. His sword is really magical; you know, he can make it as long as one of those giant stone golems at will," he said. Then he remembered he was forgetting something. "Um, Miss Jez'arim killed four or five of them."
"Four," Jez confirmed.
"But she played a vital role in keeping me safe," Gene added, surprising everyone. "Both of them did, but Miss Jez'arim stood like an impenetrable wall, which left me free to cast my spells."
"It's hard to calculate contribution in a group fight," Warden said. "If it isn't a problem, let's leave the numbers as our collective feats."
"Well, I see no problem if you three don't find any issue," Elder Vess responded, clicking her fingers and opening the portal for them to go back to the tamed part of the dungeon.
