Interlude

Raya Talion let out a deep sigh as she closed the old tome on the table in front of her. A light puff of smoke was released as the dusty pages clapped together, and she looked up at the ceiling while stretching her arms.

"I suppose it is time for a break," she said.

She had been studying in Albion's sole library up until now, doing her best to make a breakthrough in her magic. It was an endeavor she had been working on for several months now with very little to show for it.

She had been trying to overcome the curse of her fragment. It wasn't a sure thing that she had one, but she was working under the suspicion that she did. At the very least, it didn't hurt to try.