Remedio shook his head and began his typical pacing. They had withdrawn into the library of the Laurant house where Callie sat down and told them of what she had seen. Drinks were served. Callie drunk her lemonade quickly and gratefully took another one before she recounted what she had seen.
The rest of the Council had been called into attendance. They were scattered about the room and listened in silence.
When she had begun her journey, those watching her had been awed. It was something never recorded in all their history. But once she began her tale, they were even more amazed and shocked. What she found in the mountain left the entire group speechless.
“The flower was waiting for you?” he asked as he rubbed his chin.
Callie nodded and sniffed. “Yes, it...he...whatever it was said it had been waiting for me. It was massive. Larger than any flower or plant I have ever seen. In fact, it reminded me of Little Shop of Horrors in its size. And it called itself the souls of power.”