[action] In general, small font for him means he's talking aside to the dragons~ So not much.
[He shook his head.] No. I mean, for that one case, getting rid of the stone broke the spell, but for animals, there didn't seem to be any way other than to kill them so they wouldn't attack others. [Ashton frowned.] There were a few towns that were starving because the monsters were killing all of their livestock, or scaring farmers away from the rivers and forests.
The source of the Globe's power, and what to do about it, is what they were searching for when I joined them. But they were sidetracked in taking responsibility for helping me in fixing my... [Ashton motions to the dragons.] Situation.
I hope so. [He smiled a little.] I try not to, but it's hard not to think about it.