"...Anyway, that's how it went."
Heine told Barry about the whole process of communicating with the Spirit Ash horse.
Compared to basic Yuanlings, its responses were indeed richer.
But besides the initial exclamation of "You scared the horse~", there were only a few sentences repeated over and over.
"So tired~ So hungry~ So sleepy~"
And a trembling "I was wrong."
"I've never dealt with elemental creatures. Are they like this too?" Heine asked.
Barry shook his head gently.
"The intelligence of elemental creatures depends on the purity of energy, the purer and more advanced the energy incarnation, the smarter they are, and vice versa, chaos.
"But chaos manifests as an inability to respond clearly to commands; it's less common to encounter the kind who can express their needs precisely yet just repeat themselves..."