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The garden was full of glowing grass and blooming flowers, each one soaked in mana and shining softly like it was showing off. Karin sat by a small lake at the edge of it and stared into the water. It was obvious she was immersed in her thoughts.
I’m such a burden... I didn’t help anyone. From beginning to end, I just made everything worse.
She reached out and disturbed her reflection with a lazy swirl of her finger. A quiet sigh followed. Then, she just stared again, unfocused. After a few seconds, she picked up a pebble beside her and threw it into the lake. It didn’t help, but at least it gave her something to do. She stayed like that for a while, stuck in her own head, until a strange ripple moved through the air.
Her head shot up. “Oh my!”
The senses she’d regained as an Elder picked up the shift immediately. There was a human presence approaching, wrapped unmistakably in her father’s mana. Karin scrambled to her feet and ducked into the trees, pressing herself into the deepest patch of shade. Of course, it didn’t take long for him to appear....



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