Jade and Lydan left later that day to hunt, and when night fell, they returned.
After that, they didn't say a word before they left.
No explanation or warning. They packed up and disappeared at first light, leaving nothing but two impressions in the dirt and a silence heavier than any goodbye. And maybe that was the point. Words wouldn't change anything. Not after everything that had been done, or left unsaid.
Lynnor explained that they were headed to the Academy, where they came from. Once in a while, they went out of the Academy like this to hunt beasts for their cores. She refused to further explain why they needed the cores.
Now that they had gone back, Lynnor had to return as well. Just that...convincing Aramith and Mozrael to leave was harder, but Lynnor was persistent.
Every reason they gave not to go, Lynnor shattered with terrifying ease.
