Enlightenment-Sleeping Princess

The ochre moon appeared above the campfire once more. Shade reached out and pulled Miss Olanord to her feet. She looked around, then said softly:

"I'm so glad the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was you, Shade. But have you recently... undergone some ritual of the elves? Why is the scent of nature on you so strong? When I opened my eyes just now, I almost thought I had returned to the place where I lived as a child."

When Miss Feliana had met Miss Olanord, the latter had been a Flower Girl on the streets. Therefore, this lady's past story was likely just as fascinating.

Shade vaguely brushed aside the subject, while Miss Samuel told Miss Olanord what had happened after she had fallen unconscious.

Only thirteen minutes remained. Shade laboriously pushed the ice coffin beside the campfire. After Miss Samuel finished explaining the current situation, he said to the two Witches:

"Please believe me. I will do everything I can to awaken Miss Delago. If there is truly no way, I will use other means to send you out."

If the Mystic Lock failed, Shade intended to complete the ritual of advancing from the Third Ring to the Fourth Ring in the present of the Fifth Epoch. Based on past experience, during the brief period after advancement, the divinity staining his soul would allow him to wield power no weaker than his Divinity Overflow state. With that small measure of strength, he would do his best to escort the Witches out until the thirty minutes ended and he was forced to return to his own time.

"What I could do in the Thousand Tree Forest, I can do here as well."

Shade said, not forgetting to remind them:

"After you leave, remember to give