[Elven Continent]
"Why is he not here? It's already been two hours. He said he would return in just one..." Serena said while anxiously pacing in circles, her tone filled with worry that only grew stronger with every step.
"Did something happen to him?"
"No, he said he would be fine."
"He should be fine, right?"
{Why are you so worried, my child? From everything I have seen, that boy is not someone who would die so easily.}
"But, Great Mother, that heart... it was powerful enough to even put you to sleep..."
{Child, as I already said that was because...}
Before the World Tree could even finish her thought, a sudden shift in space disrupted the air beside Serena. A pulse of spatial energy surged, and Ash appeared beside her in the blink of an eye, with faint fluctuations still rippling around him.
"Is the World Tree awake now?" he asked immediately, wasting no time.
