With Aksai's guidance and the precious resources he had provided through the island's prosperous trade with the mainland, Violet had steadily advanced to the mid stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.
If she could maintain that pace for a few more decades, reaching the Core Formation realm was not completely impossible.
Jasmine had often thought that this was enough.
More than enough.
She had no regrets about her own life.
If she died tomorrow, she could close her eyes knowing that her daughter had a future.
But now… that future suddenly seemed uncertain.
Jasmine lowered her eyes as her fingers trembled slightly.
She could accept her own mortality.
What she couldn't accept was the possibility of Violet being caught in the same storm.
Jasmine's life was already nearing its end. If the imperial factions came, what could they possibly want from someone like her?
Nothing.
She was old, weak, and had never even reached Foundation Establishment.
But Violet was different.
