Kayden's first piece of intel was chilling:
- "The Oak Owls are skilled in cultivation. Anyone entering their floating islands will likely come into contact with a plant seed called Pigeonweed.
- This seed is undetectable to most species because it's present in the island's water supply. If you've ever eaten their food or drunk their water, the seeds will have entered your system.
- Pigeonweed doesn't harm you outright, but if you try to harm an Oak Owl, 20% of the damage you deal will rebound onto yourself.
- Worse, if you kill an Oak Owl while parasitized, your skin will turn red, marking you as an enemy to all Oak Owls. The duration of this status depends on how many you've killed and their rank."
Rita finally understood why Lucia had been so insistent about her juice being imported from Yalan City.
But it was already too late.
