Crystals

Sevir shot up from his place and hurried towards the ladder. “No one outside these walls will be able to hear anything. Make yourself comfortable. I will be back in a moment.” saying Sevir climbed up and vanished through the trapdoor, not answering his question.

Bailong’s heart was beating fast. Immortality, Augustus, Blessed Fire, Crystal of Void. All the things he knew nothing about, all the things that were mere words, unattainable to him were now as familiar as the back of his hand. Even when Kamiko could not tell them anything. Bailong had figured out a lot of what he had to do. A new possibility was beginning to rise in his head. A bad possibility.

“Can you hear him?” Bailong pointed up. Kamiko shook her head, “but I suggest you still be careful of what you say. His hearing abilities far extend that of mine.”

Bailong nodded. Qinglong asked, “what are you thinking?”