A Short Delay

The group followed Claire Ildefonso’s command. Second to Asther, she is the one who holds authority over the group. Even if Asther is much stronger and seemingly has more experience, on paper it is Claire who should be followed. Plus, there’s the fact that the air of nobility lingering around her adds to the sense of superiority she has over others. Making it even easier for others to follow her because of this.

Hence the group packed up just as Claire ordered. Asther actually wanted to go back to his own mission at that moment. But for some reason, he felt that it was not the right thing to do. Especially because Claire intended this retreat to be a means for them to have a better environment for asking questions.

This might be a bad thing and Asther knows it. He knows it because, with the interval being given, the initial shock that he brought upon the group would’ve surely been wiped away already. And with this being the case, his allies would naturally be able to formulate better