Opening Move (Part 2)

The Healers, Leannan included, kept working on the infected treehouses. Their role in Erlik's plan was still a mystery, hence they had no counter for it.

"The sacks have been placed near all the plant equivalents of major arteries, so my hypothesis is that Erlik wanted to make sure that even if he was forced to release them during the day, the natural flow of lymph would quickly spread them throughout the treehouses.

"Draugr tissues are paralyzed during the day, after all." Quylla said. It was the same conclusion Solus had come to, but neither of them understood the point of such a move.

The sun had just completely set and the research teams were about to call it a day when suddenly, a small quake made the orderly placed crystal cases jingle against each other.

"Are quakes frequent in Laruel?" She asked.