Avan smoothly slides his baking sheet away from Popp's impact zone, with a speed that might seem suspicious if Popp weren't probably too busy flumping to notice. Hmm, he'll go for a top-down view instead of a profile view for this next dragon cookie, he thinks.

"He sounds like a very helpful ally, so why did you and Dai fight him?"

Sorry, Popp, did you think Avan wouldn't catch that implication?