"Huh?" Rhazii was only more overwhelmed. "You must be joking. How did...? Why even...?" He lifted his arms over his head.

"Not on my own," Sabine said without looking up from the ground. "I had help."

Rhazii's eyes lit up. "Oh, those men you came in with? But that still..." He let his breath go. He gave up on the dragon for now and turned to Meesei again. "What is that staff about? I saw Sabine carrying it when she arrived."

Sabine swallowed and stayed quiet.