Chapter 230: The Next Direction to Take
Elin couldn't help but find Lance's confusion a little amusing. Apparently Lance had slept through the skirmish they had with some of their own soldiers due to the enchantment. Which Elin wasn't sure how anyone could have slept through it, despite a good portion of the army having done just that.
"So, you're saying that the dragon we saw yesterday was the one responsible for that mess?" Lance asked, referring to the events of the night before.
"Yes, but since we've solved that problem, we're not going to bother with that dragon if he doesn't force us to," Jonas answered.
"Shouldn't we deal with him anyway?" Lance asked, sounding like he either had a grudge towards dragons or he was just flat out biased towards them.
"If you want to deal with every dragon we come across, how long do you think we'll take?" Kim asked dryly. "We can do that, but we really came here to search for the fire dragon we mentioned earlier."
"Speaking of which," Jonas said suddenly, "I'm not sure if having the entire army attack the dragons would be very good to do."
"What do you mean?" Lance asked, his expression a cross between indignant and confused.
"Simple," Jonas continued, like it should be obvious even though Elin was with Lance with not understanding what Jonas was getting at. "If everyone attacks the dragon, then unless they can swing their weapons hard enough to actually hurt the dragon, they'll just be in the way. Which then will be more of a matter of increasing the casualties on our side. So, unless you can be certain of everyone's ability to deal actual damage to the dragon and not just act as a meat shield, then it would be better for the entire army to just sit out any fights with dragons."
Lance looked dumbfounded. Elin sort of felt the same, but she at least understood what Jonas was getting at. Which was part of the reason she'd wanted to help with doing more than with just with her healing spells. However, she also wondered if maybe there might be something else she should be thinking about here, even though nothing else came to mind.
Silence enshrouded their meeting for a few minutes before Elmo cleared his throat.
"Whatever happens with other dragons, Aquis we need to focus on what to do to find the fire dragon," he said. "Even if what told us was completely false, we still haven't found the fire dragon in the first place."