6.57 - Help for the Space Elves
Theo stepped through Xol’sa’s portal, standing awkwardly on the first floor antechamber. He had spent most of yesterday—the day he ordered the big metal box from Thim—actually relaxing. For once, he didn’t force himself to push harder, creating whatever land features the town needed, dealing with heavenly problems, or otherwise bogging himself down with concerns. He stood on the bottom floor of the tower, looking at the stairs and hesitating. The alchemist stepped outside, closed the door, and knocked.
It only took a few minutes of pounding for Xol’sa to come downstairs, opening the door with a confused look on his face. “Why are you out here?”
“I didn’t know if… You know.”
A smile spread across Xol’sa’s face. “We lock the door to our chambers, you know.”
“Right. I didn’t want to push, but have you made progress on the interdimensional beacon and tether?”
Xol’sa clasped his hands together, a look of excitement spreading across his features. “For once, I’m able to help you with otherworldly affairs. I have prototypes, and many problems. Let’s head up to my lab.”
Theo followed Xol’sa up the stairs, nodding to Zarali as they passed the sitting room on a lower floor. They found their way to the lab, where several crystalline devices were sitting on a table. The power from within them was familiar, as though they held pieces of the void itself. The alchemist wouldn’t doubt if they did.
“The tether won’t be a problem. You only need to get the shards into the void,” Xol’sa said, gesturing to one device. It must have been the tether. “But you have a massive problem to overcome. Two of them, actually.”
“What might that be?”