Chapter 256: Saw Hula Gin? I thought my Elvish was getting better. I even ventured to have Raelia join Favian and myself as I practiced in the dreamscape. Raelia had another opinion of my proficiency, and gave it with her sharp tongue. “You are insulting a language that has been spoken the same for ten millennia. You are better off sticking to Telhian.”“I think he is much improved,” Favian said, defending me.I pointed at Favian, but Raelia just rolled her eyes, which was a habit I had taught her in the dungeon. The truth was that my Elvish was decent compared to before. Just like studying spell forms or practicing with my weapons, it was easier to take what I learned in the dreamscape to the real world.Xavier and Konstantin were sparring on the far side of the scorpion chamber. They were tossing good-natured insults back and forth, which seemed to revolve around me and not their contest. It gave me the thought that practicing with the blade and learning Elvish didn’t need to be mutually exclusive.Thinking that I might have to practice against Desdemona again, I created her likeness and entered practice with her while Konstantin and Xavier paused to give me feedback.I exited the dreamscape in the middle of the night. The water rushing along the hull outside my porthole was strangely soothing, along with the slow swinging of the hammock. I pulled out my last glowstone and the light-purple major essence I had gotten from Corvus. I turned the intellect essence in my hand, considering where it had come from, how it could improve me, and what it might be worth to someone else.I held the glowstone behind it and watched the swirling colors play within, inspecting it from every angle I could. It was (...)