A few breaths later, one of the Experts twitched.
Then another. Soon, all seven opened their eyes, confused at first.
Their gazes darted around, searching for danger, searching for their lost limbs… and finding everything whole again.
Shock spread across their faces.
Then they saw Aksai standing quietly above the ground, druidic energy swirling faintly around him. They felt something deeper too—the change in his aura, the strength in it, the pressure of someone who had just stepped into a higher realm.
"Ma— master? How… how is this possible?"
"You… you broke through into the 3rd Spirit realm?"
Their eyes widened. They understood instantly the implications of Aksai's recent breakthrough on the war and overall war situation between Emerald Cove and Kalingoot.
All seven of them pushed themselves up and dropped to their knees. Their foreheads touched the ground.
