Chapter 109: Out Of Sorts

I cleared my throat, fighting the rumble of anger from Chaos, the swirling mist battling to escape me and pool at my feet in protest. "Have you tried putting the pieces back in their rightful places?"

Dumb question, but I asked it anyway, if only to break the thick silence and kill the discomfort of the moment.

"We have." Tulip strode forward, hooves thudding on the concrete floor, big hands lifting the sword from the shelf. She returned to us, handed it to a pair of blue pixies who appeared out of thin air, their sparks bright as they took on the burden of the blade. She sent them off with a wave of one hand, the two winging away with their prize. They disappeared quickly, presumably to wherever it was the sword was meant to go. Tulip spun back toward the shelf and pointed. "Watch."