Sirius invoked what little remained of his shadow control, feeling mana respond sluggishly after all the combat they'd survived. Wrapped the black egg in darkness and hid it in the small dimensional space he'd learned to create years ago.
'The potions can be divided between us, five and five without problem. If I leave them here with Lykea's barrier protecting them, Luna could come when she's older. Use them politically for her benefit or for herself when she's better positioned in our family rank.'
The thought of Luna brought fresh pain. His daughter waiting above, unaware her mother had been transformed into crystal. Unaware that her father had failed to save the woman who'd loved them both with so much embarrassing intensity.
He kept thinking about it while walking in circles around the sealed door, his mind working through problems that had no obvious solutions.
How to obtain the other two cores?
In which ruins would they be located?
