The response was not entirely bad news, but not good news either.
It seemed like the one who knew most, the Crown Princess, was currently in seclusion, along with her husband.
People could not be forcibly woken from seclusion, otherwise the efforts over the period of time would dissipate. Althea and the others were in a rush, but they couldn't make an enemy of a City, especially if it was related to the children.
Seclusion was different from their meditation, wherein elementalists would gather more elements to themselves to build their foundations. Seclusion was when a person was absorbing an aether crystal, which would directly improve the physique, mana, and HP pool, and therefore the level.
That said, they heard that Rowan received two crystals from his great-grandparents. Using one, he directly jumped a few levels to level 25.
He had mentioned that he wanted to send one to Alterra, but the source refused, and he could only respect their wishes.
