Whatever the messages reported required Selphira's immediate attention, interrupting plans to observe the final battle between Ren and Luna that promised to be equal or more spectacular than what they'd just witnessed.
Terrible timing robbing anticipated pleasure she'd been waiting for. The finals were supposed to be her reward for investing so much into both Ren and Liora. And now duty was stealing that reward.
She sighed deeply, exhalation releasing tension while accepting the inevitability of responsibilities that couldn't be postponed regardless of personal preferences.
"At least I got to see how far my granddaughter goes," she said with a tone softening in genuine recognition of pride. "I'm proud of her."
And then she added with a small smile suggesting approval going beyond simple battle achievement: "And in the end my granddaughter's tastes aren't bad, so I can be proud of both in the end if she manages to catch him..."
