Sam laughed uncontrollably at the young boy's amusing reaction, and the adults weren't much better either. Sam's powers were not something you saw in everyday life. Damian had warned him many times not to use them unnecessarily, but Sam had his own standards when it came to trust.
Questions flew, and Sam smugly answered them all. It certainly helped brighten the mood.
Early the next morning, Kazak and Damian decided to take their other option: leave the rest of the group behind while they scouted ahead to check the status of their enemies. The last stretch of the mountain was too steep to climb, so they didn't even attempt it. Since Damian would soon be leaving behind his mana bank, he decided to make the most of it. Using up 75% of the old fox's mana, he created a wormhole that reached an incredible distance. They used the vines to latch onto the top of the mountain and scaled it from there.
