He held the pill between thumb and forefinger now, as far from his palm as possible without making a show of revulsion. The word egg sat sour on his tongue.
The guard's face had the expression of someone who was about to throw up. "They consume that?" She spoke as if the question itself might summon the act. Her throat worked under the collar of her leathers.
"I guess so, trading their bodies for power. Regardless, how does one even obtain something like this… things are getting more complicated," Ludwig sighed.
He slipped the pellet into a small glass phial from his ring and sealed it with a twist. The click of the stopper sounded too loud in the quiet. The thing kept ticking inside the glass like a patient insect.
Because with this thing revealed, it would mean that the Holy Order just obtained more sway in this battle, once a war between countries is touched with the demonic, the religious cult of the Holy Order would takeover the command.
