"Curious." Maybe she was spending too much time with Aspel recently? The thought was light, mostly amused as she looked over the illustration. Well, it seemed someone had seen him before.
Did you think you were my first chosen, mortal?
She sighed quietly. They were definitely going to have to speak about this, though not here, with Lex watching. Later, she promised him again. Believe me, I am not opposed to hearing all you know.
The book she held seemed not to cover any other relevant topics, though she had to wonder whether any of the other creatures pictured were like Ifrit, too. But she didn't really know how to phrase that question - and there had been nothing in the book to connect the fire elemental to summon stones, so she thought it more prudent to remain quiet about that.
"Anything interesting in yours?" she asked instead.