Back in the apartment...
"I am glad she went for it without me bringing it up." Felix smiled in satisfaction as he sat on his bed.
Felix was already told by Lady Sphinx that the tear of the nature goddess was also capable of enhancing the fairy dust quality.
This entailed that if the Matriarch absorbed it before she conducted his ritual, he would benefit immensely from it.
Felix had to give the tear to the Matriarch regardless of what.
After all, he already had been given the treasure by Lady Sphinx, and he couldn't just return it when Queen Allura used a favor of hers to set him up.
Since the tear of the goddess was useful to only the fairies, he had no reason to keep it on him or sell it for profit.
Thankfully, it all worked out just fine.
"By the way, how is my consciousness space." Felix asked, "Is it expanding noticeably?"