Selphira led Ren through the corridors, moving away from the usual student traffic until they reached a small private meeting room.
The space was furnished with a dark wooden table, two high-backed chairs, and an unlit fireplace whose embers had long grown cold. The walls were covered with intricate runic patterns that Ren understood through his mana flow, sophisticated privacy enchantments that would ensure their conversation remained completely confidential.
"Take a seat," Selphira ordered, her voice maintaining the formality Ren had expected, though he detected an undercurrent of something else… Perhaps curiosity? Concern?
Once they were settled, the elderly Ashenway went straight to the point, surprising Ren with her first question.
"Can you purify anyone who's gone abyssal?" Her eyes gleamed as she studied him. "For example, if I were corrupted by such energy, could you cleanse me?"
