Loopshard

I finally have an excuse to search for wherever the old seal leads, Adam realised as he flew towards an intact building the others had found inside the village behind the church palisade. He paused to consult his compass and to his surprise it pointed to the very same building.

Maybe they found something inside, he wondered, though their melodies seemed rather normal.

Unlike the other houses, the building had been made of stone, same as the church. Its roof had to have been wood though, because it was now gone, surely devoured by the blaze that had reduced the other houses and buildings to ruin.

If the secret to the old seal is within, Red Rian may have kept it intact on purpose.

It was quite a large house, perhaps serving as the village chief’s home. Red Rian had been looking for the ‘Woodlocke ring’, and Adam assumed that Woodlocke had to be Lady Cassandra’s family name, given that the compass pointed him here and the priest in Old Town had mentioned this place as well.

There was no door to block him from entering, and inside he quickly found the others on the bottom floor in a large room, staring at something on the wall. It was a massive engraving carved directly into the solid grey stone and it depicted what Adam assumed was a family tree. Spots of blood were placed on each branching part, though there were no names.

Heiner noticed him enter. “Did the other tests pay off?” he asked.

Adam shook his head. “No, but we understand how it works at least. With the right setup, we can produce another true flame.”

Diwa’s melody soured at his words. “How are you fine when I am not?” she asked.