human
Subaru:  The blackened, charred objects scattered around the area were partly the dragon carriages and the corpses of their land dragons, but that none were intact made him unable to differentiate between organic and inorganic matter. It was surely a foregone conclusion that the dense scent of burning flesh invading his nostrils was from the land dragons that had perished in the blast. Aghast that land dragons had been blown away without a trace, Subaru bit down on his back teeth
gpt
Subaru:  "Ia! Come on out, Ia! You’re here, aren’t you?!" Subaru slapped his chest and desperately called out.
human
Ia:  The red common spirit instantly responded. The red light appeared before his eyes, making no complaint at being called on repeatedly as she silently asserted her existence with her heat.
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru remembered that Ia had protected him, deploying a wall an instant before the explosion. If not for the common spirit’s protection, Subaru would have died in the explosion just like the land dragons around him. However, Subaru had not been the only one in the dragon carriage. It would be meaningless if he had been the only one saved.
human
Subaru:  "Ia! The person with me… Where’s Ferris?! Where’s…"
gpt
Ferris:  "—I’m here." A frail voice reached his ears.
human
Subaru:  As it was truly the voice he’d yearned to hear, Subaru practically tumbled as he turned toward it. He heard the voice from the shadow of a ruined house.
gpt
Subaru:  "Ferris?! Are you all right, Fe—"
human
Ferris:  "All right…might be a hard sell, meow."
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru practically crawled in that direction, Ferris, the one he sought, revealed himself out of the smoke. Subaru had feared the worst but was relieved to the bottom of his heart when Ferris emerged. But an instant after that relief, he realized that something was very off. He was happy Ferris was all right, but he was too all right.
human
Subaru:  "Ia’s magic wall didn’t deploy in time…? Some sort of super-powerful defensive spell, then?"
gpt
Ferris:  "Nothing of the sort…I died once, that’s all." Ferris, with one eye closed, bore no wound worthy of the name. Unlike Subaru, he surely didn’t have the protection of a common spirit, and yet his fur and flesh were in tidy shape. But his attire was not the uniform of a Knight of the Royal Guard, but merely a tattered cloth wrapped around his naked flesh. Given the little time available, the cloth must have come from a dragon carriage curtain.
human
Subaru:  "Why are you dressed like…?"
gpt
Ferris:  "Well, I can’t help it! Clothes can’t be regenerated with magic! And more to the point…" Ferris thrust his palm forward, interrupting Subaru’s question as he turned hard eyes elsewhere. Following his gaze, Subaru clicked his tongue. The situation was even worse than he’d imagined.