7.8 - Hooray, Alchemy!
Theo held the communication crystal in his hand, focusing his intent on contacting Elrin. He felt the same mental haptic buzz as he had so many times before; the other end was ringing. While it took the man a few minutes to answer, eventually his voice flooded into Theo's mind.
"How does this thing work?" Elrin asked. "Do I just say what I want to say?"
"You could also think it," Theo said. "If you don't mind, I have a few questions to ask you."
“Actually, I'm kind of busy.”
“This will only take a second. Actually, did you do anything to activate a shard on this plane? Maybe empower it or turn it on? I've got some void energy near my town, and it's being siphoned to the west.”
“Yes, that was me. Can I go now?”
"Normally we have some kind of sign-off…" Theo trailed off as the connection between him and Elrin was cut. “You know, that guy is kinda rude.”
"Did he cut the connection?" Xol’sa asked. "Were you able to get any information out of him?"
“It looks like he is both aware of the siphoning effects of the shards and the one responsible for activating them.”