Akiol opened his eyes. A few days had passed and he wasn't any closer to finding the next strand.
It was troublesome, originally he thought he reached a decent point in his Aura to find the next one, but life wasn't as simple. Despite all this he wasn't discouraged, if he lost hope this quickly then he'd only have to apologize to his past.
Givale and Mira were sparring near him, upon noticing him stand up they stopped their duel and turned their focus. Akiol smiled and spoke, "You guys can keep going."
The two returned to sparring without hesitation, daggers and an axe cutting through the air. Akiol watched them for a bit before his mind drifted to possible reasons. Thinking about his past ascensions they all definitely had something to do with Aura. So surely this is the right path?
