I held my breath, the corner of my eye locked firmly onto the Spirit Planter Master.
With his back to me, he muttered incantations under his breath. Obscure, incomprehensible chants spilled from his lips like venomous snakes, slithering into my eardrums and stirring a deep sense of unease within me.
I feigned absolute focus on the Starlight Grass before me, my fingers brushing gently over its leaves to feel its surging vitality.
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