Days passed.
Lootwell continued to rise.
Steadily.
The Sovereign Circle expanded with every passing sunrise.
New foundations settled. New halls took shape. Formation channels were embedded beneath stone and metal. Roads were measured not for wagons, but for convoys of practitioners, beasts, and war-engines yet to be born.
And while the territory advanced, so did its people.
The Lithrens were the first to show clear progress.
Rurik finally stepped into the Ascendant Realm.
Lucien had expected it but even so, seeing it happen pleased him.
Rurik's understanding of the Law of Creation had deepened rapidly after studying the Creation Law Book Lucien had given him.
The man had always been gifted. Now he had direction.
The other Lithrens were not far behind.
Their comprehension sharpened with every cycle of study. Some had already reached the edge of breakthrough. Others had stabilized firmly in Transcendence and were pushing upward.
