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The next, Matthew woke up early. He got up, and went down stairs. Sveta was checking the wounded, when she saw Matthew. She looked exhausted. She obviously hadn't slept for several days. Probably because of the pressure and the importance of war.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"I need to see Laurel." Matthew relied
"This early? It's barely seven am."
"The sooner the better. Don't worry; I'll be back for lunch. It's rather important."
Sveta looked out of a window. "I'll call a small escort…"
"No need. I'll be fine alone."
"Are you sure? There are probably some pockets of surviving Turaparang. They'll want revenge."
"I'm sure. Besides, I'd like to be alone."
The wind Adept didn't insist any longer. She let him leave without stopping him.
"Be careful." she simply said as he left.
Matthew entered the Kolima Forest. The cool and humid slapped him in the face. He closed his eyes, and let the earth envelope his senses. He felt the trees shake with the cool wind. He felt the little animals crawl across the ground, wondering whether Matthew was a threat or not. He felt the humid soil protect the roots and little insects like a mother shielding her children. He walked towards a large tree that surpassed all of them. He climbed on the branch with the round and comfortable ball of leaves. Matthew took a deep breath. It shook as it slowly raised the earth Adept high in the air.
Matthew found himself looking at the face of the incredibly old, yet young, divine tree. Laurel looked down at him smiling. She was tired, but standing strong. Her trunk was still as rough as it had once been.
"I'm surprised to see you Matthew." she said kindly.
"I had something to say." the teen replied.
The tree was surprised, but did not show it. "Such as?"
"Well," Matthew started, feeling a knot form in his throat, "I already want to apologize for the Dynamo Alchemy. We broke our promise. We didn't activate it, but we were somewhat involved in the event."
Laurel smiled. "I thank you for your honesty. But I heard that you also turned it off. So in either way, you fixed your mistake. Besides, I supposed you did your best to keep it off. Who switched in on by the way?"
Matthew shifted. "It's Ryo Kou. But you have to forgive him. He didn't know the consequences. Besides that, he was tricked into believing that his sister's life was in balance. If he activated it, she would be saved."
"He's the one who led the Sanan forces to save Belinsk?"
"Yes."
"I guess I should forgive him then. He's wounded, but he's in good care."
Matthew nodded. "And for you? Were you and Tret okay?"
Laurel sighed, "We got away without too much damage. We were able to protect the Saha Town and Kolima Village. We were fine. We didn't get anything more than a few bruises and cuts."
Matthew nodded. "I'm glad you're fine. I also came, because this fella wanted to."
His hand glowed, and Pewter was summoned. The Venus Djinn looked around. He spotted Laurel.
"Laurel!" he cried.
"Pewter! I thought that you had decided to stay with Matthew."
"I did, until I realized that I missed the forest so much! Could I stay here and help you look after the forest as I used to?" the djinn pleaded.
Laurel sighed. She looked back at Mathew, who nodded. "All right."
The Venus Djinn laughed and spun around. He then jumped and rested on one Laurel's branch.
"I guess I'm done here." Matthew said. He waiting for Laurel to lower the branch he was perched on.
Laurel smiled. "Thanks for coming Matthew. And don't worry about us. We'll protect this place with all our might."
"Yeah!" Pewter cried "They take one step in here and they'll get their butts kicked!"
Matthew did thumbs up. "Good luck. We'll be needing it."
The branch shook and it lowered the teen to the ground.