The Only Answer Is Woof

Tarmin was surrounded by a jumble of mirrors and lenses.

Unfamiliar with magic, Tarmin could only guess that it was some sort of device for observing the person standing in the middle from different angles.

The witch peered at Tarmin through the eyepiece, then looked up.

Unable to bear the suspense, Tarmin asked,

“Eldona, how is it?”

The witch swept her hair back and said,

“I've been looking inside you, Tarmin Alchin. What runs through your name and bloodline is, in a way, the sort of thing you could call incredibly greedy.”

“So? Get to the point.”

At Tarmin's request, the witch answered without hesitation.

“You can't receive any more blessings.”...