'On top of that, the only quick way back to Lutia is the Tower Warp but if I use it too often, Dawn is going to start wondering why I get better every time Nyka shuts her down.' Solus thought.
"If that's okay with you all, of course." She actually said.
"No problem." Kamila shrugged while eating her third serving of eggs with sausages.
Between the intense nocturnal activity and the growing baby, she had worked up a huge appetite.
"I'm not going back to work for a few days so we can stay together until that moment if you want."
"Thanks, but no." Solus shook her head. "I want to leave while it's still my choice instead of because I have to."
After finishing breakfast, they moved to the Desert where the sun had yet to rise.
"Sweet! After we start traveling together, we can exploit time zones to watch sunrise multiple times a day." Tista said. "Who knows, I might finally master Ethereal Aegis or even reach the violet this way."
"No way." Solus snorted. "I want to travel, not to help you train. If I have to bring a Lith along, I might as well take the original."
The moment the tower had taken form, tiredness had left Solus' body and she was now full of vigor. freewebnoveℓ.com
'I hate this. I hate always feeling incomplete. When will I be finally free from these shackles?' She thought while using her breathing technique, Sky Blessing, to study her mana core and life force.
They were still both cracked and kept slowly leaking energy. Taking her human form put a huge strain on both and while Lith's presence plugged her life force, the tower fixed her mana core.
Without one of them, she was like a candle slowly burning out. Without either of them, she felt as ephemeral as a match.
"Is anything wrong, dear?" Elina's voice snapped Solus out of it.
"I'm coming!"
"Well, look what the Dragon dragged in." Salaark appeared in front of the tower to welcome them.
She was congratulating Lith and Tista for their achievements, moving on to Solus as soon as she joined the rest of the family.
The day passed slowly, with everyone spending time with Solus and talking about her plans for the trip.
"Are you sure you have taken everything you need?" She asked Lith while they were checking the tower's Library.
"Don't worry. I have moved the blueprints of the Tablet to the pocket dimension and I can access it even when you are away." Lith replied. "On top of that, in case of emergency, we can always communicate via Soluspedia as we did during my lockup in Valeron.
"I can call upon you via the tower and you can do the same as long as we are above a mana geyser. Between that and the communication amulets, we are always going to be just a call away."
"Yeah, I almost forgot you use the tower without me." Solus sighed. "I guess you won't miss me that much."
"Don't be silly, Solus." Lith put the book he was consulting away and walked in front of her. "I'm acting aloof and confident but I'm actually terrified. I've heard your voice in my head every day for sixteen years.
"Every time you weren't there, it was one of the worst moments of my life. When Nalear broke our bond. When I thought you were dead and when I got quarantined due to the Golden Griffon's slave array."
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