When everything was ready, Li Muhanchu, Lin Ze, Jinzhao, Mo Qiao, and Shao Yu all stood upon the runes that Elias had drawn using a laurel branch he had conjured from who-knows-where.
"Are you not going to say goodbye?" Elias asked Li Muhanchu, breaking the silence. "I can step away for a moment."
Li Muhanchu knew who he meant by "goodbye," but he merely shook his head.
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