Once Ragnar finished absorbing the Phantom, I dismissed him back into the core space. As expected, the weak creature barely gave him anything, maybe a three percent increase in his attributes. Not impressive, but even a small gain was better than nothing. Ragnar would make use of it.
With that done, I returned to Orobas's chamber and stepped through the hidden portal. The space around me twisted once, then I appeared inside the Del Reys' secret chamber again. I scanned the place quickly, to make sure there was nothing unusual.
Satisfied, I turned toward the second portal, the one I had found earlier, the one that connected directly to the Ronics' ancestral chamber. I let my Essence ripple across the surface and activated it.
Space folded, and I stepped through.
A heartbeat later, I stood inside the Ronic ancestral chamber.
I sank into the shadows immediately, hiding myself from sight.
