The flawless beauty sat calmly atop a hovering jade lotus, her serene gaze fixed on the distant sky. A soft breeze carried the faint scent of cosmos flowers, but Aurora was too agitated to notice.
"Master," she asked, "are you sending me away just because I failed?"
The woman did not answer immediately. Instead, she reached out and plucked a falling petal from the air. "No, child. I am sending you there because something deeper is stirring."
Aurora blinked. "Deeper?"
The master's voice became as soft as silk brushing glass. "Do not worry. It will not endanger you. In the long run, it will benefit you."
Aurora's brows furrowed, but her master slowly rose to her feet, her hair flowing behind her like rivers of moonlight.
"Carry Nandem and go." After saying this, the master no longer acknowledged her.
Aurora was startled for a moment, but she did not argue.
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