The sacrifice of Stonegarlic won valuable time for Cornflower and her group, allowing them to retreat towards the Rose Palace with the wounded.
The magical power fluctuation at the Boundary Gate was so intense in everyone's perception, bringing a shameful sense of security to the already demoralized team.
Most were silent, with only a few Magical Girls whispering encouragement to one another. Everyone tacitly avoided discussing Stonegarlic's current condition.
For this was the nature of the ephemeral bloom, the more brilliant the flowering, the shorter its lifespan.
Until the team had traveled far in the Garden, the magical power fluctuation burning at the Boundary Gate finally stopped like extinguished firewood.
Some soldiers who were close to Stonegarlic showed slight changes in their expressions, but no one stopped; mourning is a task for after survival, there's no time for tears in a crisis.
Mo He, however, appeared visibly worried.
