Reon and Nira had finally calmed down, their emotions settled like dust after a storm.
They had made it a priority to leave the area quickly—after all, the explosion earlier would surely have drawn the attention of the sect's Elders.
An hour and a half later...
Now, far from where the battle had taken place, they sat beneath the shade of a massive tree in a quiet clearing.
Cloudia lay beside them, still unconscious in her human form.
Reon had carried her with him and fed her a Low-Tier Grade-3 Healing Pill, though it paled in comparison to the passive regenerative power granted by her Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline.
She just needed time.
Floating silently beside them, the Celestial Elemental Heart hovered in the air, pulsating with an ethereal glow.
Nira sat comfortably on Reon's lap, her arms lazily looped around his as the two spoke softly—like siblings reunited after lifetimes apart.
