Eternal Manaspring

Not long after Vitalia left Kieran with this message, he vanished, sinking beneath the surface of the Almighty Tree of Provenance.

Once he was gone, Ayduin stepped beside Vitalia, gazing at the stump with a meaningful glint in his eyes. "Do you think he'll succeed? What flows through us… does not flow through that human. Will he be receptive enough?"

"I… have no idea," Vitalia muttered. A second later, she added: "But we must naturally have faith in Gaea's beliefs."

"That's a given. My question is not out of doubt for our great ancestor, it's out of concern for that young human. Based on Gaea's words… this looming threat is something that has always existed. To be so young but have to go up against that opposition… he is truly one of great misfortune," Ayduin sighed, feeling pangs of pity for Kieran.

However, Vitalia felt differently.