Beacon of Hope

"What?" Khalifa exclaimed and immediately prepared to go.

"Wait," Sigmund said, heading towards his cabinet. Chris' jaw was clenched and wanted to punch him for delaying Khalifa, but he stopped himself. 

He only walked out of the room and waited, afraid he'd delay the departure even more if he snapped from stress.

Sigmund rummaged for another moment and he came out with a large crystal as big as her to palms together. "It's an amalgamation of about a hundred crystals," he said. 

"I also removed the impurities, making it a pure piece. I have studied its structure and it is stable enough, but there is a synergy of elements that could make its absorption faster than usual." 

Khalifa blinked and looked at him, smiling. "Thank you," she said and put it in her space right in front of him.

Sigmund flinched, staring at the space where the crystal was just at, but otherwise didn't say anything. Khalifa smiled, turning away to go out and join Chris.