We didn't rush out of the Eserian. Even if we wanted to, it wouldn't have been all that easy. The Eserian forest was massive and contained untold horrors. Avoiding all of them was impossible, and even detouring around only some of them was highly time-consuming.
Regardless, we couldn't leave just yet. Clove had some personal matters to deal with – something about his bloodline – and Fern needed more time to recover.
Hence, we rested for two more days. Two days in which I learned a lot more about Shift and its limits. Or rather, that it didn't seem to have any limits – at least theoretically.
Practically, I would be more likely to die the moment I tried shifting into a Greater while being at the 1st Tier. That led to another thing I hadn't even thought about.
Advancing. Also labeled as Ascension by the Temple's clerks.
