Chapter 395: Path of the Sun

Chapter 395: Path of the Sun

For several minutes, no one said a word as the assembled witches and sorcerers examined the work of deadly airt that Ignatious laid before them. In the silence, Nyrielle stood up from her chair, retreating to the corner of the room to put more distance between herself and the uncomfortable artifact. Even taking a few steps away helped to relieve the growing sense of unease that crept along her skin when the former inquisitor opened the case that held it, but she wouldn’t feel comfortable until the blade had been taken away and secured far from her presence once more.

"What," Erkembalt said at last, licking his lips when he realized that his mouth was hanging open and had been long enough for it to begin to go dry. "What happens if someone who isn’t one of the ’faithful’ touches it?" When he asked, his hands twitched with an eagerness that he hadn’t felt in some time but that eagerness was balanced by an abundance of caution. Any relic as powerful as what this vampire described was certain to be dangerous, perhaps even deadly to people who weren’t meant to tamper with it.

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