Feeding the Shadowflame bees proved to be a task requiring effort and patience. Livi, with her proficiency in dark flames, was able to provide the sustenance they required, albeit with some strain. As the bees hadn't fed for a while, she could only continue casting her spell, her energy waning with each passing moment.
"Master… can't I just do it again tomorrow?" Livi pleaded, her exhaustion evident in her voice.
Emery responded with a gentle smile before delving once more into his domain, his curiosity piqued to explore another area of the mountain—the deepest layer underground.
With a simple thought, he whisked away, leaving Livi to her task.
Here, the environment underwent a dramatic transformation. Instead of the cold, unyielding rock of the upper levels, the chamber was now a labyrinth of twisting passages, cloaked in a thick layer of viscous mud. Sinewy roots snaked across the ground and ceiling, their presence casting eerie shadows that danced in the flickering torchlight.
