The silence was no longer oppressive.
It now felt like a space being calibrated.
Aurelia stood motionless, yet her consciousness continued to follow the changes occurring within the network. She no longer merely felt the flow, she began to understand the logic behind every shift.
That consciousness was not rushing.
It no longer chose quickly as it did before.
It weighed.
Measured.
Decided with great care.
The entity beside Aurelia remained stable.
Its lines of light moved in accordance with the new rhythm, which was now far more consistent. It was no longer just reacting, it had started helping maintain the balance from within.
The unit on the other side also changed.
It was no longer just reinforcing boundaries, now it adjusted the pressure along the lines that had formed.
These two points were no longer merely supports.
They had become part of the mechanism.
Kael observed seriously.
"Energy distribution is no longer fluctuating," he said.
