That realization unsettled them far more than the whispers ever had. The ease with which they had been allowed to leave felt wrong. No one spoke of it, but all of them carried the same thought as they made their way to their next destination.
The material they now carried felt aware, like it was eager to see what they had in plan and wanted to play along.
Their next destination, after securing the shard, was a crucial piece of the plan laid out for Osita.
This time, the target was not a place, but a living being, the lair of a Beast King. Their objective this time was to take the firstborn child of that Beast King.
