After Clayton choose his first pick for the cohort that would follow him on his daring expedition to challenge Trial III of the Genesis Protocols, he relaxed as he decided to take it easy and just observe the rest of his close confidants.
Like he discussed with them in the council meeting, all of them had their merits. All of them were Luminous Seed Awakened, and were eligible to evolve to the next level if they survived the trial.
The question was, which of them he needed most, and which of them the Rootsite needed most to stay alive and thriving in his absence.
This was a difficult decision, and hence why Clayton took his time.
The next few days was a period of relative peace for the Rootsite as life went on like usual, while he watched as their guardian from the shadows.
And then, after a few days of this relative peace, something finally happened.
The report came three days after Clayton had named Torren as his first chosen candidate to follow him into Trial III.
