Someone really should explain to Narra how is it that he could be the most responsible big brother (adopted or otherwise) and yet do something that he personally thought was irresponsible? Oh, yes, that's right. It's because the dryad could never say no to his sister. Sisters, really, but in this particular instance, the dryad could only fault one specific sister who went by the name of Renge. Thank the spirits his other sister wasn't around. He didn't want to know what else Airhine would have suggested he participate in. He wished he'd been faster and tucked the article away before Renge caught sight of it. The dryad only opened it out of curiosity himself, he'd never really thought about imbuing a stone. After all, he had yet to get a job and the total of his stipend and allowance was just enough for him to be comfortable in Below.
He would have to get a job if he went through with this. Already he was mapping out his schedule in his head, listing down the necessary supplies for an infant. He was also looking up the contact numbers for the Academy, to inquire about their dormitories for freshlings. Halfway through the call, the dryad realized he was acting as if he'd already awakened the stone.
Narra hadn't even gone to the mixer listed in the article yet! The dryad wondered whether he should consider this as a sign that he was genuinely interested in attending and imbuing a stone. The grocery list he'd drafted in the margins of his notebook pretty much confirmed that.
