As the green glimmers of the Wind Element manifested beneath his feet, the curly-haired student bolted upright, ready to set out and gather their friends who were toiling obliviously in the other alcoves.
"No, not today! Before we breathe a word to the rest of them, I've got to map this out down to the last detail. Tomorrow morning, while you guys stand guard at both ends of our turf, I'll walk our friends through the method we found and show them how it's done hands-on.
First, I want to see their reactions. Only after I'm absolutely sure they understand the plan inside out can we put it into action. The entire Outer Circle knows our success rides on Mel's talons, so harvesting an excess of Energy Crystals isn't a problem, but if we get caught absorbing them, things will get incredibly ugly for us."
