The partnership between the Tower of Magic, the Creighton family, and Ouroboros regarding aetherite mining had reached its final planning stages. We had collectively decided to send a specialized team to the lunar research station in December to begin extraction operations. For now, the focus was on developing the required equipment—specialized mining tools that could function in the moon's unique magical environment, transport containers that could preserve aetherite's properties during the journey back to Earth, and safety protocols for working with a substance whose full capabilities we were still discovering.
Mythos Academy was preparing to reopen for the new term as well, which meant I was trying to wrap up as much of my administrative work as possible before returning to my final year. The irony wasn't lost on me that I was rushing to complete guild business so I could attend classes that had already become largely irrelevant to my actual responsibilities.