Mutation

Leonel held Aina's hand as they walked through the void. The meeting with the Barbarian Race had already ended, and Leonel had managed to buy himself the remaining two years. 

Originally, he didn't want to take this step. He had no desire to help out the Barbarian Race so much. But two things had changed this situation. 

First, what Annalysia revealed about Talon and second, Aina's strength. 

Leonel hadn't been thinking much about it, but he should have known that he wouldn't be the only one improving during this time. 

Right now, it was hard to tell which among the two of them was stronger, and that was precisely enough for Leonel to take this sort of step. 

Together, the two of them could handle this. 

But more importantly than that… Talon was a weakness.