(30 Minutes Later, The Same Hidden Retreat)
Roughly half an hour after Leo had revealed that he had already memorized the contents of the lost scroll, the two elders finally decided to excuse him, sending him on his way back to the Hangar Bay area, under the guise that his role here was done.
However, in truth, they simply needed some privacy to candidly talk about future strategy without the boy's piercing eyes weighing on their words.
Hence, with Leo gone, the room, once tense with underlying political undertones, now settled into a soft stillness as the First Elder reached for a fresh pouch of tea leaves and began preparing a new batch with deliberate, steady hands.
"So, what do you think about the boy?" the Twelfth Elder asked, breaking the silence as he leaned back slightly, arms crossed, his tone casual, though there was a faint edge of concern beneath it.
