He turned his piercing gaze back to Viana. "The blight that swept our lands, Princess. It did not merely kill humans and animals. It tainted the very lifeblood of the earth. It crept into our ancient forests, withered our sacred groves, and sickened our people. We felt it, deep within our bones, the slow, creeping death that threatened to consume all of nature."
He paused, his voice gaining a subtle edge of gratitude. "Your work with the Desert's Embrance and Moonpetal Flower... your relentless efforts to cleanse Elysia... that essence reached even our most hidden places. It stemmed the tide of the blight for us. It saved our homes, our ancient trees, our very existence from a slow, agonizing demise."
He extended a graceful hand, palm upward, a faint green light shimmering from it.
