Lind had been sweating bullets.
His disguise had passed Ethry's deep scanning but he had not been able to test it beyond general scans as he left the Throne. The dragon that came had surprised him. The jade stone had been a prize that was available but he obviously did not need to swear an Oath to get one.
He still had to make sure there were no cracks in his disguise but the odds of the dragon knowing his new charges made him disturbed. He checked the threads of fate but they were still absent from him.
Astra, however, was like a sun of fate threads!
He sighed internally as they journeyed as he began to see the effect. They found either perfectly safe areas or fortunate encounters with peak Crystal Tier beasts that helped them recover.
Astra was not as esoteric as Neena. She was like body cultivation personified. Her elements were darkness, light, and water but he had seen her use powerful attacks with her fists that left him in awe.