But this hallucination only existed for the briefest moment before dissipating, and Brando finally awoke and found the source of that tremor. He instinctively pressed the Sage Stone Tablet in his pouch, but it was too late; he felt it vibrating in his hand as if it had come to life, and then in an instant—the clouds over the Chablis Hills parted.
That afternoon.
From the Northwind Forest to Wanalan Lake, from the Golden Flame Castle to Charlotta, and even as far as Brags, everyone in the region witnessed this marvel: In the azure sky, the platinum clouds centered on a point in the south—like a stone cast into a calm pool—they parted layer by layer, radiating outwards in concentric circles.
