Chapter 163: A Mission
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When Luna reached him, her silver eyes searched his face. "What’s wrong? You looked worried yet excited." She had seen the ripple on Kai’s forehead and the sparkle like light across his eyes.
Kai nodded. "The rift isn’t finished with us. It’s hiding something. My instinct is telling me to find it. I could feel it’s a rare treasure. But I am worried about you and Miryam. The rift will be closed soon."
"The realm could shift," Shadeclaw rumbled. His chitin still glistened with blood, but his stance was steady. "Time might change. We need to get out as soon as possible, my lord."
"It could be days Or hours," Skyweaver added, voice laced with faint static. "Rifts are unpredictable. We all can feel it, it is closing. The question is how long? Can we find that treasure?"
Kai reached into a storage urn strapped to the siege sled and extracted a small flask of shimmering silver. The liquid essence inside swirled lazily, reflecting tiny aura light that drifted along its surface like leaves on a mirrored pond.
"One liter," he said, handing it to Luna. "Feed it to Miryam in measured drops. No more than two spoons at once,’ feed it every six hours. Her runes should flare, then dim; if they pulse twice in succession, wait."
Luna accepted the flask carefully. "Why are you giving it to me? You can feed her. Don’t tell me you want to..."
"I’m trusting you to keep her safe," he countered, softer now. "And yourself. I will stay here and find that treasure. You all will leave. I will join you in our home as soon as I can."