Quelrintis had prepared the accounts for the past two months, along with the Council's advance funding due to the urgent situation at the front and the expenses for purchasing consumables. These official documents needed to be reviewed and signed by Patrick, the Chief Mage, before they could be submitted to the Council.
Seeing Patrick reach the seventh ring, the four of them, including Idonis and Quelrintis, all felt a sense of loss. Becoming a councilor would give him many more options in the future, the simplest being to return to Silvermoon City to pursue his career or become a mage at the Royal Academy of Arcane Arts.
Whichever option he chose, Patrick would leave Sunfury Spire. They had a master with considerable arcane attainments beside them, and Patrick had no prejudices about family background. His explanations of alchemy and the arcane to the elves were simple and easy to understand, and he even shared some of the alchemy profits with Quelrintis and the others. They could hardly ask for a better leader.
But once Patrick left, they would fall back into a life of daily parties and drinking, silently wasting their days in this remote little place that no one cared about. That was the life Quelrintis and the others least wanted to see.
After finishing the work that had accumulated during this period and advancing to the seventh circle, Patrick needed to return to Silvermoon City. First, he needed to see his parents and share his joy. Moreover, for the Cabrolon family, which had remained neither high nor low for thousands of years, this was an earth-shattering event. Second, he needed an audience with His Majesty King Anasterian. His appointment as a Silvermoon councilor would only officially take effect with the king's authorization.
Then Patrick summoned Lorne Songweaver, wondering