Side Story 4. Endless Journey - 25

When Kar took out the third flower, he could see cracks forming all around the floor beneath the bunch. It seemed like the flowers were able to grow in that cave because of the mana coming from the crystal, so when they were gone, it compromised the integrity of the cave's floor.

That was why Kar quickly warned the kid. Honestly, he did not know the kid well, because they were not part of the same circle. But he remembered the kid to be quite braggy. It seemed like his family came from Rexon before moving to Lucre, and was quite proud of it...or something.

When the floor collapsed and the kid fell to the ground, Kar knew that logically, the right thing to do was to call for the adults--their teachers, the guide, or the bodyguard brothers. But he also knew it might be too late by then since they had no idea how deep the hole was, and more importantly...

He knew the kids followed him and Asa there.