(The Eternal Garden, Next Day, Veyr's POV)
Next day, around the same golden hour that marked late morning in the Eternal Garden, Raymond appeared once again, stepping out from between the crystalline branches with the same smooth confidence as before, his calm aura rippling faintly through the still air like an unseen tide.
Veyr, who had been sitting cross-legged beneath one of the glass trees, opened his eyes slowly and greeted him with a nod, his tone neutral yet steady. "You came," he said simply, as Raymond inclined his head in acknowledgment before gesturing toward the open clearing ahead.
"Let us begin," Raymond replied, his words quiet yet carrying the faint authority of someone who had long grown used to being obeyed.
"The move I'm about to teach you today," Veyr began, rising to his feet and dusting off the faint shimmer of pollen from his robes, "is called [Enhance]."
