There were practically no insects, contrary to Lasar's fears. The word "practically" means that everything was calm throughout the night, but in the early morning, when the sun had already begun to cast its first rays from behind the trees, a fly the size of a small elephant (a dwarf elephant, whose scale is comparable to a cat) landed on Ritnaran with a buzzing sound.
There were practically no insects, contrary to Lasar's fears. The word "practically" means that everything was calm throughout the night, but in the early morning, when the sun had already begun to cast its first rays from behind the trees, a fly the size of a small elephant (a dwarf elephant, whose scale is comparable to a cat) landed on Ritnaran with a buzzing sound.