Chapter 189: Journey's End
Joachim only watched them. No hostile stance. Instead, he reached into his robes and drew something out.
It looked like the remains of some unidentifiable sea creature, palm-sized, glowing faintly green. Shaped like the spine of a fish, each vertebra etched with intricate patterns.
He raised the bone fragment to his lips and murmured something soundless.
Neither Regulus nor Freya moved. They watched, guards fully up.
The patterns on the surface began to shift. Existing lines deepened. New ones crept outward, branching and spreading.
After a moment, the glow dimmed.
Joachim tossed it gently. The bone drifted upward and came to rest in the air between Freya and Regulus, hovering.
"Activate it on any ocean surface and the nearest member of our organization will sense it. They'll answer the call."
Nothing more. He didn't list what the Abyssal Whispers could do, what they specialized in, how far their reach extended.