Catalina swiftly rushed forward, seizing Lia to prevent her from collapsing to the ground. "Help me!" She urgently called out to Aurora, who hastened to Lia's other side.
Together, they guided Lia deeper into the library, with Catalina gathering vials of mana rejuvenating potions before joining them. They arrived after a while in a vast chamber without a ceiling, where the starry sky loomed above them.
Erika extended her hands, summoning a book to her, its pages glowing with silver light as she perused its contents. Suddenly, words aglow with golden light emerged, swirling around them to form a magical diagram beneath their feet.
"Where are we going?" Lia's voice emanated weakly.
"A place where a dragon can be born," Erika responded, and in an instant, they vanished into the book, leaving it open and radiating with golden light.
Unbeknownst to them, Erika intentionally left the portal to their destination open.
