A faint ripple spread through space, and tiny glimmers like shards of glass trembled softly in the air.
A woman appeared, her purple hair stirring in the wind. She turned toward the tall, straight-backed Violet beside her and broke the silence in a gentle voice.
"Violet, when you find Master, deliver the blessing that has been overdue for so long on behalf of us all."
A faint smile touched her lips. Her gaze swept over the Blue Silver Grass, and her eyes grew colder.
"As for that traitor and Elysia, leave them here in my care."
Violet nodded slightly, a delicate medicinal fragrance lingering around him.
"Rest assured, Lafthia." Violet spoke with solemn care, each word distinct. "I will carry your wish, along with the blessings of Elysia, Aurora, Aisrola, and all our brothers and sisters, to Master."
Lafthia sighed softly, worry lingering between her brows.
"I only hope everything goes as we wish."
As her words faded, light swept around Violet, and he vanished from the spot in an instant without the slightest hesitation.
When silence returned, Lafthia shook her head. Her helpless murmur drifted through the thin mist.
"Violet is beyond reproach in every way, except that he's far too slow on the uptake."
After a pause, her voice grew softer, touched by an inexplicable wistfulness.
"Come to think of it, he's exactly like Master in that respect. They're both complete fools..."
She stepped toward the very center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
There, a young girl lay with her eyes closed and her arms wrapped around herself. A thin, translucent film of light sheltered her. Her breathing was faint, her life wavering like a candle in the wind.
Lafthia stopped outside the film of light. Looking at the girl's pale face, she murmured as