The moment Aurora arrived at the tribe's gathering grounds with the vine basket hanging over her back, dozens of gazes immediately shifted toward her. And tonight's atmosphere felt completely different.
Yesterday, almost the entire Tiger Tribe had gathered out of suspicion, curiosity, and disbelief. Rumors about Aurora wielding sacred fire sounded too absurd for many of them to accept immediately, especially when those rumors involved the same female who spent years being feared, disliked, and avoided by nearly everyone in the tribe.
But tonight, things were different. And Aurora noticed it immediately.
Several females smiled warmly the moment they saw her approaching. A few beastmen even stepped aside respectfully to make room near the piled woods for her. Some of the people she taught earlier today proudly carried their vine baskets openly, almost showing them off to others.
