Chapter 108 Exposed (2/2)
As he considered the implications, he was filled with discoo unnoticed, while many of the Shadowflath the moment he caht about the novice he had faced in Ere ood luck of facing a novice whose Sense wasn't fully developed yet Either way, he knew, he had come closer to death than he had realized
Now that he understood the situation, there was no way he could allow it to continue — being this exposed was so he would not accept
Unfortunately, when he began to search for a way to stop his body's Natural Essence fro it was easier said than done
If he focused his attention on controlling it, he could reduce the amount that came out of his body by about half But that required constant concentration, and even then, the ae
He spent several days in the cave, struggling with the problenored his other duties, but to little effect Desperate for a solution though he ranted that easily
Yet halfway through his third day of trying to find a way to overcome the issue, a voice suddenly sounded froressed faster than I expected”
Arran nearly jumped up in surprise The voice was Snowcloud's, and nearly a month earlier than she was supposed to return Yet that wasn't what startled him — rather, it was the fact that he could Sense absolutely no Natural Essence from her As far as his Sense was concerned, it was as if there wasn't anybody there
He quickly used his Shadowsight, and now, he couldnot even the slightest bit of Natural Essence At once, he understood that she could soan
”Conceal h”
”But why did you return so soon?” he asked She wasn't supposed to return for another ht when he had reached a problem he couldn't overcome
”Because I saw you try to control your Natural Essence,” she said ”Which nize the proble for herbs?”
”I was,” she replied ”But the herbs I was searching for grow in this region During the past month, I've been camped just over a o”
”You were here the whole time?!”
”I checked on you several times a day,” she said ”When that bear attacked, I nearly stepped in to save you — but it seems you found a way to deal with it yourself” After a moment, she added, ”And you'll have to tell er?” Arran asked flatly, unsure whether to feel grateful that she had been looking out for hi deceived
”Of course not,” she said in an amused tone ”I could hardly let you die in ive reatly, he was still anxious to regain his vision
”I will,” she said ”And then, I'll teach you to conceal your Natural Essence”
”So there's a technique for that?” Arran asked eagerly
”Of course,” Snowcloud replied ”And it's one you'll have to learn quickly, because a week fro to kill some novices”