"You've got a talent for this," Aaron complimented Aurora as he knelt beside her.
Aurora smiled faintly and replied back. "Doing this, keeps me calm and it reminds me that even in the darkest times, maintaining one's health and well-being should be a priority,"
"Just like you have,"
Aurora smiled but didn't say anything in return. The two continued to stay close together, admiring the flowers and herbs around them before heading to bed in their respective rooms.
And this was how everyone had been preparing intensely on their next adventure.
Diana and Kain continued to train the new recruits, Aurora continued to brew her potions while Aaron increased the intensity of his trainings with his beasts.
And as the month drew to a close, Aaron called a meeting in the mansion's war room. The map of the elven kingdom lay before them and the six remaining locations were visibly marked in red.
