Chapter 68: Fire and Steel

"This was here the while time?" Markos marveled.

Sintija blinked in confusion at Markos. She stared in the direction Markos was looking but saw dust and stone. "Forge? Markos.... there is..."

Vladimars was quiet, his arms folded pensively within the sleeves of his cloak, curious as to what the group would do. He'd promised to show them how to wield the weapons they found there - but they had to find them first.

Markos shook his head, the movement made the throbbing worst. "No, what you see is an illusion. It's not real." He gripped his rifle more firmly, trying to calm his racing heartbeat.

Caelyn hemmed, his expression hidden by his helmet until he nodded. "If Vladimars is seeing the same thing as Markos, it is likely connected to the wisp he summoned," he decided. "The orbs were lighting the chamber, there'd be little cause for additional light unless you need it to do something else."