The crowd began to thin gradually. With their rewards already collected, there was no further reason to stay. Thus, most of their minds were already thinking about skill point allocation and debating which stats to prioritize with their new levels.
As the last of them filtered away down Elenora's bridges, one player moved against the current, coming toward Lumi rather than away. He recognized her before she was close enough to speak.
How could he not? Though he had only encountered her once, he couldn't forget a player as skilled and ballsy as Lucy Lee.
Lena recognized her at the same moment. She stepped forward immediately, putting herself slightly between Lucy and Lumi, gripping her wand tighter. She put on a large smile and was about to speak.
Lumi put a hand out to the side, stopping her. Then he performed a small nod towards Eden. Lena froze for a mere second, before stepping to the left, positioning herself to shield Eden himself.
