I’m sure that what the farmer has in mind is inviting the orcs over for some of that tea and discussing the concepts of individual ownership, free trade and economic interdependence. I mean, the reason that orcs are typically feared in fantasy settings is because they’re always shrewd traders running economic powerhouses that could bankrupt all the human, elven and dwarven kingdoms by calling in their debts and revealing their controlling interests in smithies, merchant houses, food wholesalers and other staples of medieval life.
Going back over to Liestra and Remek, Li once again attempts to use magic, but this time with 500% more dramatic snappiness. Though Remek does have a good point…when you already can annihilate apples with magic, seeing someone else make applesauce with it probably isn’t too impressive. Now, if Li made the apple stand up, dance around and compose epic poetry, that’d probably be noteworthy. Applewolf, The Applessey, The Appleiad…all great classics that no true student of literature can ignore.