Chapter 9: Truth Stone.
The garden was silent.
Arah held the stone in both hands, its surface oddly warm. Runes were etched along its jagged edges, pulsing faintly, almost like a heartbeat. He looked at Granny Maze. She was watching him with indifference.
"Do not lie," she said. "The Truth Stone doesn’t tolerate it. Speak any lies, and it will punish you. Severely... don’t worry, it won’t kill you."
Arah didn’t ask what she meant by ’punish’. The way she said it told him enough.
Kren stood in the back, arms crossed, face unreadable. For once, he didn’t look like the grinning rogue he usually was. His aura was acting up again.
The air was thick with tension.
Granny Maze took a breath.
"Let us begin."
She gave Kren a slight nod.
He stepped forward.
"My first question is," Kren’s eyes locked into his, "do you have memories from the time before you woke up in the temple?"