[centre][h1][color=39b54a][b]Arnannel[/b][/color][/h1][/centre]

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Arnannel sighed in relief as it seemed that the danger had passed.

The Auroch had been pacified. It seemed that the cauterisation attempted by the girl was successful.

Still, it was rather curious that, apparently, a parasitic plant was the cause of the Auroch's rampage.

At first, Arnannel had thought that the Auroch was simply a beast that was affected by the witherwild. But given that it seemed to calm down after the wound where the parasite was had been cauterised, it seemed it was more than the plant was the one that was causing it to rampage.

As far as he remember, a parasitic plant of that nature was not something that he remember from Fanewick. Did that mean that the plant itself was the one that was affected by witherwild and had somehow develop the ability to control its host's body? If so, that was concerning.

It was one thing if it were able to control the animals around here, but the real question was if it would also be able to infect the sapient races.

Arnannel jumped down, following the rest of the villagers who had been approaching Pepper and the Auroch.

Noticing the somewhat resigned look on the villagers, he asked, "So...is that sort of thing common here? Not the animals affected by the witherwild, but the parasitic plant," then turning to Pepper, he added, "Is there enough of the plant left? Maybe someone can look into it and see if we have a potential biohazard in our hand."