The following days, the world was quieter.
The leyline tremors had slowed. The false beats left behind by the broken array no longer pulled at the continents with the same violence.
The seas still stirred from time to time, and coastal reports continued to arrive, but nothing had surfaced from beneath the sealed waters.
For now, the danger had retreated into warning signs.
A few more days of stabilization were still needed.
The slimes remained busy. Formation masters still marked damaged routes. The Lunarians continued Stillness rotations around unstable zones.
But the worst immediate collapse had passed.
So Lucien gave an order that surprised many people.
Rest.
Not forever.
But for one day, the world would be allowed to breathe.
Lootwell's most important people were called back or assigned to the main mourning sites.
This was not only a procession for Lootwell.
It was for every force that had stood against the Keepers.
