Adam teased an uncomfortable Desmond on their way back.
The teenager kept asking why Adam had given him the talisman of the Oozebloom Abomination.
He had eventually answered with a deep scowl. "I'll lose a thousand style points if I ever summon that ugly thing. At least, you'll have a powerful companion after mastering Haldris' technique, so you should keep it."
Amusingly, his honest answer confused Desmond even more, but he didn't dwell on the subject. Style before all. It wouldn't change.
Now, he stood before the clearing where the other students waited. Before he stepped in, however, Haldris materialised from thin air, gazing at his mana coat and pants.
"Four uniforms in a day and a half," he said wearily, retrieving a folded one from his pouch and handing it to Adam. "Destroy this one, and I'll begin to believe you're hating the design."
