Lumielle watched Leonel disappear with a complex light rippling in her eyes. Was this young man really younger than even she was? Had he just wiped out an entire army by himself? She had lost count of the number of elders who had cursed and spurned him in the last few days. She, herself, preferred to take action personally, so she didn't like the idea of having to clean up the mess that someone else had made.
But Leonel was so focused on the number of problems he had to deal with that he didn't even stop by for more than the time it took him to wipe out the army. By the time they even had the intention to take action themselves, he was already gone.
A casual gift from this man had allowed her to take a step that had held her back for so long.
And now, she could finally see why that was.
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