Chapter 275: Understanding the improvements
"The preliminary results suggest the burrow to be a network of interconnected tunnels. We don’t know every danger that lurks inside. But traces of desert spiders were discovered. We have marked those tunnels. We couldn’t explore deep into any of them, Lords."
"What’s important for now is that we did find evidence that supports our first find – the presence of a Devil’s corpse inside. But there might be something else."
"We detected traces of Earthen molt. For those who aren’t familiar with it, it’s just crystalized dirt. But it often indicates the presence of dense Earth elements."
The Twins and Bashar spoke in turns. They sat in the highest room of the left spire. As Nashar explained, Lord Red Hare reserved this room for confidential meetings.
The room took up the entire top floor of the spire. Like the rest of the castle, red dominated. The furniture had white cushions with golden liners. Plenty of drinks and local snacks were on the table to enjoy during the meeting.
Hex listened to everything with a dazed look in his eyes. He wasn’t absent. He only struggled to make light of the things he read. He berated himself for sympathizing with a character like the Witch – she caused death and mayhem on a world scale. He knew that. Yet, the vision of a weak girl, ostracized by the world and those who were her own, kept popping up.
Somehow, the vision of the girl always merged with his memory of his childhood. He remembered how every kid in the cloister poked fun at him, like her, all because of his dark hair and eyes. He, too, would have to do all the chores in and around the Temple.
"..So, we start tomorrow with the exploration? What do you think, Lord Fateless?"
The memories of the past occupied Hex so much that he missed a part of the meeting. Only when he heard someone call him out did he start to focus on the conversation before him.