Dark Realms Episode 2: Pieces of the Whole
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sidhe_faerieDark Realms Episode 2: Pieces of the Whole
Word Count: 2848
Wincet called the Dark Army to a meeting room in the center of the Vision Cave. He looked over each one and smiled. “I have sent you on your first mission and you did well but you won’t always be so successful. I’m pleased that you did well but I need to stay cautious. This is, after all, a new experience for all of us. I think we should go around and tell each other what skills you bring to this group so in the future you can work together better. Tona, why don’t you start?”
“I was a mercenary before I walked through the portal that brought me here.” Tona looked around. “I am proficient in several languages and with many forms of weaponry. I still don’t understand the purpose of all of this. The universe can’t be saved by just the five of us. We got lucky with that windbag Hestrick. Most of you don’t even look like you can handle yourself in a fight.”
Dallys looked at Tona. “We may only be five but that doesn’t mean we can’t do something. Every little thing that we do counts. I’m sorry Wincet. You wanted to know my skills. I have knowledge of herbs and medicines. I was training to be a healer. It was just by chance that I stumbled onto the portal that brought me here.”
“I think the portal was a god send. I was being chased by the law when I ducked into an alley and fell through it.” Nellis looked at the others. “I have been known to acquire things without the owner’s permission.”
“He really is a thief?” Jace looked at Nellis. “Exactly what were you acquiring just before you came here?”
“I was after some jewelry that was on display at a museum. I had a client that was willing to pay a stupid amount of money for them.” Nellis shook his head. “Now someone else has probably taken them and is sitting in some far off place enjoying my money.”
“Nellis, other than acquiring goods you are also a shape shifter. That is a skill we can use to our advantage. It already proved useful in the last mission.” Wincet nodded. “No one ever notices a bird in a tree or a mouse in the corner when they talk about their plans to take over the world.”
“Just don’t turn into a bug. I might step on you by mistake.” Jace gave Nellis a worried look. “You aren’t going to steal from us are you?”
“I’ve checked and no one has anything worth stealing.” Nellis shrugged. He looked at Jace. “So what is your story?”
“I was a police captain in London. I was lead investigator on several crimes including a jewel thief ring that was out of York. I received an accommodation from Her Majesty, the Queen, for that one.” Jace looked around and no one seemed impressed. “So I guess my skills as an investigator will come in handy on these missions you will be sending us on.”
“I was sent through the portal because I was due to be terminated and disassembled.” Borne spoke up. “I do not know what good I will be. My technology is outdated and I have rust spots on my body.”
Wincet shook his head. “My friend, you will be of great use. We will need you to break through firewalls on computers and process information. Your great strength will be an asset as well.”
“How does it help to know everyone’s skills?” Nellis asked.
“When you are on a mission, you will know who will handle each task.” Wincet explained. “There will be times when you need to acquire something for Borne to decipher its code. Sometimes Tona will need to use her language skills to read documents for Jace to follow the clues. Dallys will be of great help to me with potions and she has her fae magick as will to help in the field. Yes! You will all complement each other as long as you work together.”
“So who is the team leader?” Tona asked.
“I am.” Wincet smiled. “But you will know what needs to be done and who will do the task when you get out there.”
Dallys looked up and watched the stars when the others started to argue about who should really lead the team. She wasn’t interested in being the leader. She just wanted to help people.
Suddenly one of the stars exploded and went out.
“Wincet.” Dallys pulled on the sorcerer’s sleeve. “What happened to that star?”
The others stopped arguing and looked at Dallys. One by one they looked up where Dallys was pointing.
Wincet looked up and squinted. “Which star Dallys?”
“It’s the one that was next to the big red one.” Dallys pointed to the sky. “It just exploded and went out.”
Wincet went over to his scrying bowl and waved his hand. He gazed at the image that appeared. “This isn’t good. He turned to look at the others. I think you have your next mission. Exalta’s star just went out and I think I know who did it.”
“Then why do you need us?” Tona asked.
“Because we have to do something, don’t we?” Nellis looked at Wincet. “So, what is it that we have to do?”
“I need you to retrieve a wand of great power from Trystana.” Wincet walked back over to the group. “She lives on the planet Baikus. You need to go there and take it from her. Ah! Excuse me! Acquire it from her before she uses it again.”
“What does this wand look like?” Nellis asked. “Does it have jewels on it or is it made of precious metals?”
“It is made from the core of a comet. The proper name for it is Star Breaker.” Wincet looked over at his books. “I think I have a picture of it in one of my books.”
“Which one? There has to be hundreds of them.” Dallys looked at the wall in awe.
Wincet went over to the wall covered with shelves of books and pulled one down. He opened it and brought it over for the others to see. “Here it is!”
“It looks like a club not a wand.” Nellis seemed disappointed. “There isn’t any decoration or anything. What color metal is it?”
“The book says the wand is black stone.” Wincet said as he looked at the drawing in the book. Most comets are made of very dense rock. It will be very heavy, so Borne should be the one to handle it.”
“How is the sorcerer using it if it’s heavy?” Jace asked. “Is this sorcerer a giant or something?”
Wincet thought for a moment. “She has, most likely, put it in some kind of a display then she just lays her hands on it when she wants to use it.”
“How did she get a hold of a thing like that? Why hasn’t someone taken it from her before now?” Tona asked.
“I thought it had been lost years ago. Many had looked for it but never found it. I had no idea that Trystana had it in her possession all this time.” Wincet shook his head. “I don’t exactly know why she has chosen this time to exact her evil on the people of Exalta. I don’t even know why she would do such a thing in the first place.”
“That’s the difference between a good sorcerer and a bad one. You, Wincet are a good sorcerer.” Jace said.
“I’m glad that you think that, Jace.” Wincet smiled. “Now! Everyone gather what you need and meet me on the Travelers Bridge. You are on your way to Baikus.”
Twenty minutes later, the Dark army walked through the portal to Baikus. They emerged at the foot of the mountain where Trystana had her fortress.
Tona waved them into some trees and whispered. “We need to watch the guards for a little while to find out how long it takes for them to patrol.”
“It would be easier to cause a distraction.” Jace pointed to the two by his side. “Dallys and Nellis could slip in and locate the wand.”
“Then how are they going to get it out of there. It’s heavy, remember?” Tona glared at Jace.
“Hey people! I think we have a little problem. We’ve been caught.” Nellis cleared his throat and pointed to the guards on either side of the trees waiting for them to come out.
“Not for long.” Tona pulled out two knives and killed the two closest to her then lunged at the two on the other side.
Jace looked down at the bodies on the ground. “I said distract them not kill them.”
Tona sighed. “You can thank me later. Come on. We need to get inside.” She moved out from the trees and headed to the wall around the fortress.
The others followed her after pulling the bodies into the trees to hide them.
“Wincet is not going to like this.” Nellis said to Jace as they followed Borne and Dallys to the wall.
“No he won’t.” Jace agreed. “She didn’t have to kill them. It wasn’t part of the plan.”
Tona looked back at them. “Nellis how are you with locks?”
“I never met one I couldn’t pick.” Nellis went up to look at the lock on the metal gate. “Not a problem. I just need a key.”
“I’m fresh out. Can you pick it or not?” Tona asked.
Nellis put his finger against the lock and then turned it. The lock opened. “I am a key when I need to be. No one on Caspire uses these kinds of locks. We all know better. We use puzzle and tech locks to hide our valuables.”
“Let’s move.” Tona started through the gate. “We will search every room until we find the wand.”
Jace grabbed Tona’s arm. “Just wait a minute. We can’t just burst in and take it. We have to be smart. Let Dallys and Nellis have a look around. Then they can tell us where the thing is.”
“He’s right.” Nellis said to Tona. “Dallys can be the size of a bug and I can make myself a mouse and we can search undetected. Stay here and we will let you know where it is and how to get there.”
“Fine but hurry up.” Tona sighed.
“Tona, Wincet is not going to like what you did back there.” Jace had to say what he was thinking. “We are supposed to be saving the universe not killing it.”
“Jace, if you know a better way to get out of situation like that one then please let me know.” Tona glared at him.
“Knocking them out instead of killing them would have been better.” Jace took a breath then continued. “I’m not going to take your side when we get back. I doubt the others will either. You have to stop rushing in.”
“That’s what a mercenary does. We rush in and take care of the enemy.” Tona shrugged. “It’s all I know how to do.”
“You’re not a mercenary any more.” Jace reminded her. “You’re part of this …whatever it is … so you have to be open to other options.”
“What do you think Borne? Did I do the wrong thing back there?” Tona asked the android.
“Killing was not part of our mission.” Borne looked at Jace. “It is highly probable that knocking them out and tying them up would have been preferred by Wincet. I do not like taking lives. I find that it is a waste.”
“That’s a strange attitude from a soldier of the Metalis Alliance.” Tona shook her head. “Maybe your circuits really are getting a little fried.”
“Maybe he has a heart deep inside that bunch of circuitry.” Jace smiled and patted Borne on the shoulder.
“What is taking them so long?” Tona looked around nervously.
“They have only been in there a few minutes.” Jace said. “Give them time to look around.”
“They have been inside 8.5 minutes.” Borne commented. “Considering their present size and the speed in which they are traveling it will be at least another 10.2 minutes.”
Tona looked and Borne and sighed. “I hate waiting.”
“I noticed.” Jace said with a grin.
It actually took Nellis and Dallys a full twenty minutes to return. They transformed and Dally caught her breath while Nellis told the others what he saw
“The wand thing is in a room at the end of the first corridor. There are two guards they are armed with swords but no guns.” Nellis took a breath. “The security system is a tech lock. Borne, you’re going to have to crack it. I’m not any good with tech locks.”
“Were there any guards on patrol?” Tona asked.
“I didn’t see any. I circled around twice to make sure.” Dallys said.
“Nellis, what is the scariest thing you can turn into?” Jace asked. “We need to get the guards out of the room so Borne can get to the wand.”
“I can turn into a ribbon viper but I think that might make them want to cut me up not run.” Nellis thought for a moment. “I think an ursaur might be a better choice. It’s big and they won’t try to fight what they know they can’t beat.”
“Ursaur? Wow! That is scary.” Dallys shuddered. “I ran into one of those once and had to transform to get away. It’s not easy to transform when you are scared out of your wits. Believe me.”
Nellis nodded in agreement. “I believe you. Trust me.”
“Dallys, you keep watch and we will come in as soon as the guards are gone.” Tona looked at Jace. “This had better work because if it doesn’t I will have to add two more bodies to the list for this mission.”
“It will work. I scare myself when I turn into an ursaur.” Nellis chuckled. “Let’s get this done. I don’t like it that we have been here so long already.”
“He’s right it increases the chance that we will be caught. Tona checked her weapons. “Let’s go.”
The group went inside the fortress. Dallys turned into a point of light as soon as they went inside. Nellis went up ahead and transformed into an ursaur.
Jace jumped back when he saw the shaggy bear like creature with the long sharp fangs. “Bloody hell!”
“They don’t have those on Terra?” Tona smirked as they ducked behind a corner to hide from the guards when they ran out.
“Not that big and not with fangs.” Jace took a breath to calm himself. “I’m just glad that he’s with us.”
As predicted, as soon as the guards saw the ursaur, they ran out of the room leaving the wand unguarded. Tona, Jace, and Borne came in as soon as the coast was clear.
Borne quickly broke through the encryption on the security system and took the wand out of the display.
Jace looked down the corridor and it was still clear. “We had better hurry. They won’t be gone long and they will be bringing reinforcements.”
Tona took the lead as they left the fortress. Nellis, still as an ursaur pulled up the rear, he waited to transform until they were clear. Dallys dropped to the ground beside him.
When they got back to the foot of the mountain, they were surprised to find the portal was already waiting for them. They stepped through and saw that Wincet was waiting on the Traveler’s Bridge for them with a very angry look on his face.
Wincet looked at each one of them in turn. “Who/s idea was it to kill the guards?”
Tona stepped forward. “I am responsible for that. It was instinct I’m so used to doing whatever it takes to accomplish my goal. I didn’t think and I’m sorry.”
Wincet gave her a hard look. “It is my hope that this behavior will not be repeated.”
“It won’t I promise.” Tona bowed her head.
Wincet closed the portal. “We are here to be a defense against those that harm others not to be the ones who do the harm. What one of you does, you all do. You are pieces of a whole now, not individuals. You all must bear the consequences of her actions. Do you all understand?”
Everyone nodded.
“Good.” Wincet sighed. “Borne bring the wand to the work room. I have a safe place to put it.”
“Aren’t you going to destroy it with that hammer thing?” Nellis asked.
“I would but the Blacksmith’s Hammer is not strong enough to destroy this.” Wincet waved toward the wand. “For now, we need to keep it safe and hidden from those that would use it to destroy stars, planets, and moons.”
Wincet started down the Travelers Bridge with the others following behind him. Their mood was much more solemn than it was when they came back from the last mission. They were all thinking about what Wincet had said.
Word Count: 2848
Wincet called the Dark Army to a meeting room in the center of the Vision Cave. He looked over each one and smiled. “I have sent you on your first mission and you did well but you won’t always be so successful. I’m pleased that you did well but I need to stay cautious. This is, after all, a new experience for all of us. I think we should go around and tell each other what skills you bring to this group so in the future you can work together better. Tona, why don’t you start?”
“I was a mercenary before I walked through the portal that brought me here.” Tona looked around. “I am proficient in several languages and with many forms of weaponry. I still don’t understand the purpose of all of this. The universe can’t be saved by just the five of us. We got lucky with that windbag Hestrick. Most of you don’t even look like you can handle yourself in a fight.”
Dallys looked at Tona. “We may only be five but that doesn’t mean we can’t do something. Every little thing that we do counts. I’m sorry Wincet. You wanted to know my skills. I have knowledge of herbs and medicines. I was training to be a healer. It was just by chance that I stumbled onto the portal that brought me here.”
“I think the portal was a god send. I was being chased by the law when I ducked into an alley and fell through it.” Nellis looked at the others. “I have been known to acquire things without the owner’s permission.”
“He really is a thief?” Jace looked at Nellis. “Exactly what were you acquiring just before you came here?”
“I was after some jewelry that was on display at a museum. I had a client that was willing to pay a stupid amount of money for them.” Nellis shook his head. “Now someone else has probably taken them and is sitting in some far off place enjoying my money.”
“Nellis, other than acquiring goods you are also a shape shifter. That is a skill we can use to our advantage. It already proved useful in the last mission.” Wincet nodded. “No one ever notices a bird in a tree or a mouse in the corner when they talk about their plans to take over the world.”
“Just don’t turn into a bug. I might step on you by mistake.” Jace gave Nellis a worried look. “You aren’t going to steal from us are you?”
“I’ve checked and no one has anything worth stealing.” Nellis shrugged. He looked at Jace. “So what is your story?”
“I was a police captain in London. I was lead investigator on several crimes including a jewel thief ring that was out of York. I received an accommodation from Her Majesty, the Queen, for that one.” Jace looked around and no one seemed impressed. “So I guess my skills as an investigator will come in handy on these missions you will be sending us on.”
“I was sent through the portal because I was due to be terminated and disassembled.” Borne spoke up. “I do not know what good I will be. My technology is outdated and I have rust spots on my body.”
Wincet shook his head. “My friend, you will be of great use. We will need you to break through firewalls on computers and process information. Your great strength will be an asset as well.”
“How does it help to know everyone’s skills?” Nellis asked.
“When you are on a mission, you will know who will handle each task.” Wincet explained. “There will be times when you need to acquire something for Borne to decipher its code. Sometimes Tona will need to use her language skills to read documents for Jace to follow the clues. Dallys will be of great help to me with potions and she has her fae magick as will to help in the field. Yes! You will all complement each other as long as you work together.”
“So who is the team leader?” Tona asked.
“I am.” Wincet smiled. “But you will know what needs to be done and who will do the task when you get out there.”
Dallys looked up and watched the stars when the others started to argue about who should really lead the team. She wasn’t interested in being the leader. She just wanted to help people.
Suddenly one of the stars exploded and went out.
“Wincet.” Dallys pulled on the sorcerer’s sleeve. “What happened to that star?”
The others stopped arguing and looked at Dallys. One by one they looked up where Dallys was pointing.
Wincet looked up and squinted. “Which star Dallys?”
“It’s the one that was next to the big red one.” Dallys pointed to the sky. “It just exploded and went out.”
Wincet went over to his scrying bowl and waved his hand. He gazed at the image that appeared. “This isn’t good. He turned to look at the others. I think you have your next mission. Exalta’s star just went out and I think I know who did it.”
“Then why do you need us?” Tona asked.
“Because we have to do something, don’t we?” Nellis looked at Wincet. “So, what is it that we have to do?”
“I need you to retrieve a wand of great power from Trystana.” Wincet walked back over to the group. “She lives on the planet Baikus. You need to go there and take it from her. Ah! Excuse me! Acquire it from her before she uses it again.”
“What does this wand look like?” Nellis asked. “Does it have jewels on it or is it made of precious metals?”
“It is made from the core of a comet. The proper name for it is Star Breaker.” Wincet looked over at his books. “I think I have a picture of it in one of my books.”
“Which one? There has to be hundreds of them.” Dallys looked at the wall in awe.
Wincet went over to the wall covered with shelves of books and pulled one down. He opened it and brought it over for the others to see. “Here it is!”
“It looks like a club not a wand.” Nellis seemed disappointed. “There isn’t any decoration or anything. What color metal is it?”
“The book says the wand is black stone.” Wincet said as he looked at the drawing in the book. Most comets are made of very dense rock. It will be very heavy, so Borne should be the one to handle it.”
“How is the sorcerer using it if it’s heavy?” Jace asked. “Is this sorcerer a giant or something?”
Wincet thought for a moment. “She has, most likely, put it in some kind of a display then she just lays her hands on it when she wants to use it.”
“How did she get a hold of a thing like that? Why hasn’t someone taken it from her before now?” Tona asked.
“I thought it had been lost years ago. Many had looked for it but never found it. I had no idea that Trystana had it in her possession all this time.” Wincet shook his head. “I don’t exactly know why she has chosen this time to exact her evil on the people of Exalta. I don’t even know why she would do such a thing in the first place.”
“That’s the difference between a good sorcerer and a bad one. You, Wincet are a good sorcerer.” Jace said.
“I’m glad that you think that, Jace.” Wincet smiled. “Now! Everyone gather what you need and meet me on the Travelers Bridge. You are on your way to Baikus.”
Twenty minutes later, the Dark army walked through the portal to Baikus. They emerged at the foot of the mountain where Trystana had her fortress.
Tona waved them into some trees and whispered. “We need to watch the guards for a little while to find out how long it takes for them to patrol.”
“It would be easier to cause a distraction.” Jace pointed to the two by his side. “Dallys and Nellis could slip in and locate the wand.”
“Then how are they going to get it out of there. It’s heavy, remember?” Tona glared at Jace.
“Hey people! I think we have a little problem. We’ve been caught.” Nellis cleared his throat and pointed to the guards on either side of the trees waiting for them to come out.
“Not for long.” Tona pulled out two knives and killed the two closest to her then lunged at the two on the other side.
Jace looked down at the bodies on the ground. “I said distract them not kill them.”
Tona sighed. “You can thank me later. Come on. We need to get inside.” She moved out from the trees and headed to the wall around the fortress.
The others followed her after pulling the bodies into the trees to hide them.
“Wincet is not going to like this.” Nellis said to Jace as they followed Borne and Dallys to the wall.
“No he won’t.” Jace agreed. “She didn’t have to kill them. It wasn’t part of the plan.”
Tona looked back at them. “Nellis how are you with locks?”
“I never met one I couldn’t pick.” Nellis went up to look at the lock on the metal gate. “Not a problem. I just need a key.”
“I’m fresh out. Can you pick it or not?” Tona asked.
Nellis put his finger against the lock and then turned it. The lock opened. “I am a key when I need to be. No one on Caspire uses these kinds of locks. We all know better. We use puzzle and tech locks to hide our valuables.”
“Let’s move.” Tona started through the gate. “We will search every room until we find the wand.”
Jace grabbed Tona’s arm. “Just wait a minute. We can’t just burst in and take it. We have to be smart. Let Dallys and Nellis have a look around. Then they can tell us where the thing is.”
“He’s right.” Nellis said to Tona. “Dallys can be the size of a bug and I can make myself a mouse and we can search undetected. Stay here and we will let you know where it is and how to get there.”
“Fine but hurry up.” Tona sighed.
“Tona, Wincet is not going to like what you did back there.” Jace had to say what he was thinking. “We are supposed to be saving the universe not killing it.”
“Jace, if you know a better way to get out of situation like that one then please let me know.” Tona glared at him.
“Knocking them out instead of killing them would have been better.” Jace took a breath then continued. “I’m not going to take your side when we get back. I doubt the others will either. You have to stop rushing in.”
“That’s what a mercenary does. We rush in and take care of the enemy.” Tona shrugged. “It’s all I know how to do.”
“You’re not a mercenary any more.” Jace reminded her. “You’re part of this …whatever it is … so you have to be open to other options.”
“What do you think Borne? Did I do the wrong thing back there?” Tona asked the android.
“Killing was not part of our mission.” Borne looked at Jace. “It is highly probable that knocking them out and tying them up would have been preferred by Wincet. I do not like taking lives. I find that it is a waste.”
“That’s a strange attitude from a soldier of the Metalis Alliance.” Tona shook her head. “Maybe your circuits really are getting a little fried.”
“Maybe he has a heart deep inside that bunch of circuitry.” Jace smiled and patted Borne on the shoulder.
“What is taking them so long?” Tona looked around nervously.
“They have only been in there a few minutes.” Jace said. “Give them time to look around.”
“They have been inside 8.5 minutes.” Borne commented. “Considering their present size and the speed in which they are traveling it will be at least another 10.2 minutes.”
Tona looked and Borne and sighed. “I hate waiting.”
“I noticed.” Jace said with a grin.
It actually took Nellis and Dallys a full twenty minutes to return. They transformed and Dally caught her breath while Nellis told the others what he saw
“The wand thing is in a room at the end of the first corridor. There are two guards they are armed with swords but no guns.” Nellis took a breath. “The security system is a tech lock. Borne, you’re going to have to crack it. I’m not any good with tech locks.”
“Were there any guards on patrol?” Tona asked.
“I didn’t see any. I circled around twice to make sure.” Dallys said.
“Nellis, what is the scariest thing you can turn into?” Jace asked. “We need to get the guards out of the room so Borne can get to the wand.”
“I can turn into a ribbon viper but I think that might make them want to cut me up not run.” Nellis thought for a moment. “I think an ursaur might be a better choice. It’s big and they won’t try to fight what they know they can’t beat.”
“Ursaur? Wow! That is scary.” Dallys shuddered. “I ran into one of those once and had to transform to get away. It’s not easy to transform when you are scared out of your wits. Believe me.”
Nellis nodded in agreement. “I believe you. Trust me.”
“Dallys, you keep watch and we will come in as soon as the guards are gone.” Tona looked at Jace. “This had better work because if it doesn’t I will have to add two more bodies to the list for this mission.”
“It will work. I scare myself when I turn into an ursaur.” Nellis chuckled. “Let’s get this done. I don’t like it that we have been here so long already.”
“He’s right it increases the chance that we will be caught. Tona checked her weapons. “Let’s go.”
The group went inside the fortress. Dallys turned into a point of light as soon as they went inside. Nellis went up ahead and transformed into an ursaur.
Jace jumped back when he saw the shaggy bear like creature with the long sharp fangs. “Bloody hell!”
“They don’t have those on Terra?” Tona smirked as they ducked behind a corner to hide from the guards when they ran out.
“Not that big and not with fangs.” Jace took a breath to calm himself. “I’m just glad that he’s with us.”
As predicted, as soon as the guards saw the ursaur, they ran out of the room leaving the wand unguarded. Tona, Jace, and Borne came in as soon as the coast was clear.
Borne quickly broke through the encryption on the security system and took the wand out of the display.
Jace looked down the corridor and it was still clear. “We had better hurry. They won’t be gone long and they will be bringing reinforcements.”
Tona took the lead as they left the fortress. Nellis, still as an ursaur pulled up the rear, he waited to transform until they were clear. Dallys dropped to the ground beside him.
When they got back to the foot of the mountain, they were surprised to find the portal was already waiting for them. They stepped through and saw that Wincet was waiting on the Traveler’s Bridge for them with a very angry look on his face.
Wincet looked at each one of them in turn. “Who/s idea was it to kill the guards?”
Tona stepped forward. “I am responsible for that. It was instinct I’m so used to doing whatever it takes to accomplish my goal. I didn’t think and I’m sorry.”
Wincet gave her a hard look. “It is my hope that this behavior will not be repeated.”
“It won’t I promise.” Tona bowed her head.
Wincet closed the portal. “We are here to be a defense against those that harm others not to be the ones who do the harm. What one of you does, you all do. You are pieces of a whole now, not individuals. You all must bear the consequences of her actions. Do you all understand?”
Everyone nodded.
“Good.” Wincet sighed. “Borne bring the wand to the work room. I have a safe place to put it.”
“Aren’t you going to destroy it with that hammer thing?” Nellis asked.
“I would but the Blacksmith’s Hammer is not strong enough to destroy this.” Wincet waved toward the wand. “For now, we need to keep it safe and hidden from those that would use it to destroy stars, planets, and moons.”
Wincet started down the Travelers Bridge with the others following behind him. Their mood was much more solemn than it was when they came back from the last mission. They were all thinking about what Wincet had said.