Even with Lynn's near-perfect offers of temptation, the beast remained indifferent, growling uneasily within the circle of fire, with its gaze filled with distrust.
"Why not just kill it?" Sanche grumbled angrily, forced to resist the energy waves at the cost of an arm.
In his view, though this exotic beast was somewhat useful, its threat level was simply too high. If not for Lynn's Undying Flame having a certain restraining effect on it, they might have struggled to retreat in one piece.
Domesticating such a powerful magical beast was fraught with danger—a single mishap could result in catastrophic casualties.
Lynn, too, found himself in a quandary. After some thought, he quickly realized that the creature was interested in novel, high-energy substances it had never consumed before, so he decided to try again. Opening his hand, a lead-wrapped sphere appeared in his palm.
As the lead layer was peeled away, a beautiful "ice crystal" was revealed.
