(Luke's POV)
As the dawn's light began to cast its glow over the sanctuary, I found myself in the company of some of the most skilled individuals I had come to know.
Among them was Alicia, whose expertise in alchemy had already proven invaluable to our community.
Today, we were about to embark on a task that was both daunting and filled with potential: the extraction of bloodlines from the formidable beasts that had fallen during the beast tide.
We had chosen a secluded area within the sanctuary, far from the daily bustle, to serve as our makeshift laboratory.
The space was quickly transformed into a sterile environment, an essential precaution given the nature of our work.
Long tables were covered with an array of instruments, some arcane in their complexity, others more familiar to the realm of modern biology.
