Kapitel 108: Mist and Bone, Part 1

“Nothing’s happening,” Farsight chirped.

Sam sighed. “Give it a moment…”

It took more than a moment and some shuffling around in the air, but, eventually, a bright white glow flared to life inside the sunstone much like a mirror that had caught the sun’s rays on its surface. This light dimmed quickly though, and Sam needed to adjust the stone’s location in the air to reclaim that inner glow.

Jackboot whistled. “Would you look at that…”

“But, how?” Thunder asked. She looked just as mystified as Jackboot did.

Dr. Hearthstone, who’d been standing behind Sam so he could get a closer look at the sunstone in Sam’s hand, explained, “I theorize that the stone’s depolarizing the barely perceptible light passing through the crystal, filtering it so we can see patterns on its surface.”

“And what does that mean exactly?” Jackboot asked.

“It means the sunstone can help us pinpoint the location of the sun even if it’s hidden by the mist,” Dr. Hearthstone answered.