Aaron left the room and then tried to find traces of the great elder… instead of increasing his strength that much, increasing his perception would have helped with that. Still, eventually, he found traces of steps on the ground… all thanks to the smoke. It was hard to see, but the smoke also had some particles in it… and the recent steps smashed them into the ground.
"A pair of steps… someone important to the great elder?" Aaron thought.
Aaron began to follow in their footsteps, but soon, he confirmed that they headed a pretty long distance. He used Thousand Step a bunch of times and checked the ground and soon confirmed that the great elder had left the capital many hours ago. When Aaron's health and stamina were taking a bit, he broke the ceiling of the tunnel with his brute strength and then left it to recover.
