Dorothy had fallen fast asleep with her head on Shade's lap a little after three in the morning, even squeezing Little Mia aside onto the soft cushion.
Galina, on the other hand, was not sleepy at all. She and Daniste spent the entire night discussing the powers recorded in the Fire Seed Source Secret Technique, deciding which thaumaturgies should take priority in learning.
Luvia had remained seated beside Shade, talking with him, and thus learned that before waking up, Shade had actually explored the City Entangled by Tree Roots in his dream.
"The roots have already spread to Candlekeep Library. Now that the matter of the Saint Alliance has temporarily ended, we can make plans to explore that dream. I still haven't used the ritual Doctor prepared for me during Saturday's meeting."
But this time, Luvia's attitude was firm.
"No, Shade. Don't even think about entering the dream tonight. Stop, wait for us, and don't move so quickly."
Her violet eyes watched him.
"The dream may be connected to that sea. I don't want to watch you face that sea again. At least until we're prepared, let The Church handle that dream first, all right?"
"All right, then how about I investigate the Demon instead? That Demon can't possibly keep hiding. It must have a purpose for staying in Arcadia City!"
Rarely, Luvia looked at Shade with puffed cheeks.
Making those ruby-like eye Containers was simple for Shade. The difficult part was gathering enough ordinary Life Fire Seeds, since Shade was not particularly willing to repeatedly draw energy from the Fire Seed Source within the Dragon Egg. Thus, when Monday morning's sunlight shone over Vesta Woodland, Shade had only made seven Containers.
However, Shade believed that as his proficiency improved, his efficiency would rise as well.
Even if he did