The hall had fallen silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Fang Hong's arm, where the blood-colored patterns—scars—were healing at a rate visible to the naked eye, relaxed only after the Lizardmen elder released his hand and gave him a cold look. That indifferent expression, eyes elongated like onyx stones, sent a shiver down Fang Hong's spine.
"This is the forbidden knowledge of darkness, bearer of the Pale Glory," it opened its mouth and spoke softly, "Be careful, in the ancient times of the Empire, knowledge often meant falling into corruption, the powers of darkness lurk between the lines, tempting you to lose yourself."
Fang Hong, not quite understanding, touched his arm—now completely healed—and looked up at the other party, then at the Toragotos atop Gold Mountain, and asked in confusion, "Forbidden knowledge of darkness? But what exactly is all this, and what is the Pale Glory?"