Chapter 1138: Kavad's Lance V
Thoughts of the Wailing Dirge filled Leon’s mind as he led his people out of the maze, especially of the ‘Lord’ rune upon its forehead. It had been ambiguous enough back then just what intent had been placed into that rune, but if another monster had it inscribed upon them…
Leon still wasn’t sure what to make of it. Unlike with the Dirge, none of the reliefs and other pieces of art in the floating island indicated that it might have once been human. He wasn’t seeing any sign of Khosrow followers, either.
‘Maybe the missing piece has been destroyed,’ he thought as his eyes raked over the many defaced reliefs and murals that his party passed. ‘This place isn’t much like an Aesii, either. And neither did the monster have any sign of such a rune on its forehead, either…’
His instinctual dread lessened with every footstep, replaced by more and more intense curiosity. He had to bring the corpse of the monster back to Artorion when he left and give it the same inspection that Nestor had given the Wailing Dirge. Perhaps there were similar enchantments carved upon its bones, perhaps there were more clues its flesh could tell him hidden beneath its hide, perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
It would all mean nothing if they found the creature was no more than it seemed, though.
He relaxed more as they left the maze and returned to the impossibly large chamber buried within the floating island, and sighed as he examined the area. The spatial enchantments affecting this area were beyond his ability to perceive, which only demanded further study.
‘If only I had more time…’ he silently lamented.
Alix and Gaius were still pulling security and greeted Leon as the party left the maze. They were standing a good distance away from Anna and Grandin, though not so far that they couldn’t keep an eye on both.
“Anything to note?” Leon asked.