Lilith touched the book again and Atheline lowered it down. He opened to the page they had been reading and she tapped the next page.
"You'll notice something else if you keep reading," she said almost mysteriously.
Atheline turned to look at her his brow raised," What?"
She smiled a small but sharp smile then continued.
"We didn't lose anything when we left."
Atheline read fast until he came to the place she had tapped. The descriptions were there.
"...your population increased after your departure."
"Yes."
"Your aether control and output also increased. "
"Your military strength..."
"Also improved."
'Wow, they really shone after leaving the high elf shadows'
"... Despite being given one of the most infested lands and going through all that.... " You didn't fail," Atheline couldn't hide his admiration.
