I poured the essence inside her and watched for the change, hoping that she would awake and hear her voice again, even if it was just a whisper.
The essence went into her, and every single bit of it was absorbed, and my heart skipped a beat when I felt a stirring in our bond… and that was all.
Aurora did not wake up, nor did she grow a second tail, but she felt warmer, as if she was no longer at the edge of death, and the fear in my heart that I would not be able to wake up again after her sacrifice vanished.
Even though it felt as if I had just given her one spoonful of essence when she would need an ocean of it, I had still made the first step, and the loop changed everything for me.
I don't care how many times I would need to harvest Vrakth, but Aurora must be …
[ Warning… Fourth Seal has been broken… The Pale Matron is AWAKE.]
The warning from the Caelith cut my vow in half, and I looked up, opening my full awareness to the world before everything… stopped.
