Normally, Michael would jump at the chance. However, he wasn't sure if touching the Antique would create some sort of reaction that would be visible to everyone present here in this room.
He didn't even know if this inheritance was going to be good or not. It could be a trap.
[Touch it,] Harbinger urged. There was excitement in his voice. [I feel something familiar in there.]
Something familiar? Like what?
[Just touch it. It's not going to be dangerous. Well, at least for you. Our unique circumstance will allow us to safely traverse through the passage.]
Michael's eyebrows raised. Passage?
Unable to sustain his curiosity any longer, he reached for the Antique.
His fingertips made contact with the rough surface of the bone, feeling the multiple cuts all around its surface. Each of them were sharp. He guessed that if he looked through them with a microscope, he would see a complete separation in the surface. No ordinary weapon could make such a perfect incision.
