บท 502: The Day

The absolute darkness which flooded the elongated nights of Belliste was chased away by rays of sunlight, piercing through dark's hide as the luminous star appeared at last, having been missing for a hour longer than expected, and indeed, the brilliance was dimmed, palish and frail, as though its presence- Its existence was holding onto a mere wire carrying far above its strength.

Irlke Combuscrus had been awake since before that, his guts telling him that something was of the order today, simply lying in bed as he prepared himself for whatever it might be that his instincts were warning him about, even though Irlke already had a clear idea of what this might be.