Asher remained motionless, his gaze fixed ahead as his breathing gradually steadied. He was fully aware that he was being tracked, and given the number of assassins lurking nearby, it was wiser to confront them now and consider an escape plan afterward.
Besides, with his movements already under surveillance, fleeing would likely prove futile. What he couldn't afford, however, was to be encircled or confined to a single location.
Virelass was already drawing Astra from the atmosphere, steadily replenishing her reserves in preparation for when Asher might require them. Meanwhile, Asher's own Astra was recovering passively.
Though he had discovered a method to absorb Astra without needing to assume a fixed posture, like the traditional lotus position, it didn't grant him the freedom to draw it under any circumstance.