Rissa, however, didn't move much. She just stared at the sprout, her eyes wide, her brow furrowed, but not in worry, but in deep, intense focus. She didn't celebrate, not yet.
"It's slow," she murmured. "Very slow for a single drop. And it only works on the blighted part it touches. We need to find a way to apply this on a larger scale. A way to spread it, to reach the deep roots of the blight across the land."
Her words brought them back from the edge of full celebration. She was right. A single drop on a single leaf was a miracle, but the kingdom was dying.
"Can we dilute it?" Viana asked, her mind already shifting to practical solutions. "Mix it with water for broader use?"
Rissa shook her head immediately. "No! The core essence, the glowing dust, cannot touch water. It will be destroyed. I used Moonpetal Flower extract for a reason. It absorbs light, it doesn't dilute the essence."
