章節 163: Chapter 163 - Obviously Dangerous
Outside, near the smithy of the Lunt's, Lunt Senior and Vell were deep in conversation.
Vell turned first, his sharp red gaze softening slightly when he saw Sonder approach. However, his brows arched as he took in her and Lunt Junior's disheveled state.
"Well, look who's crawled out of a rockfall," Lunt Senior barked, his voice gruff. "What did you break this time, boy?"
"Nothing important," Lunt muttered, clutching his sack tighter as if it could shield him from scrutiny.
Lunt Senior fixed him with a stern glare. "Do I need to call your father?"
"Uh..." Lunt hesitated, eyes darting to the ground as he kicked a pebble with his boot. "It wasn't that bad. We're still here, aren't we?"
Vell's calm voice cut through the tension. "What do you have there, Lunt?" he asked, gesturing toward the bulging burlap bag.
The boy hesitated for a moment before pulling out the luxorite. His hands trembled slightly as he held it up. "This," he said, "is why we're covered in dirt."
Its light bathed their faces, the colors reflecting in their eyes and softening the lines of their features, even on Lunt Senior's weathered face, leaving him speechless.
"By the ancestors..." Lunt Senior muttered after a long pause. He stepped closer, his calloused hands hovering near the crystal but not daring to touch it. "That's... pure luxorite. And this piece..." His voice trailed off, his gaze fixed.
"How much is it worth?" Sonder asked, her voice dry as dust, still filled her lungs.
Before Lunt Senior could respond, Lunt Junior commented. "Worth dying for—but we didn't."
"Because of my magic," Sonder snapped, glaring at Lunt Junior. "Or did you think that barrier raised itself?"
"Enough," Lunt Senior barked, his tone cutting off any further squabbling. He turned to Vell, who was now examining the crystal with quiet fascination. "What do you think, wizard? Is it genuine?"
Vell nodded slowly, his fingers brushing the edges of the luxorite as though afraid to disturb it. "It's genuine," he said, his voice calm but tinged with awe. "And incredibly rare. A piece of this size and purity could buy a swath of land in the mine—and much more." His gaze shifted to Sonder. "You're fortunate in more ways than one. Mining luxorite is dangerous even under ideal conditions."
He handed the luxorite back to Sonder. "This will need to be handled carefully. Whatever you went through to get this was dangerous, but transporting it will be worse. The wrong vibration could cause it to destabilize."
Sonder frowned. "Destabilize? What does that mean, exactly?"
"Explode," Vell repeated. "In a burst so violent it could level a town. Handling this is no small feat."
Lunt Junior paled, his bravado faltering. "Uh... maybe we should've left it where it was."
Lunt Senior, however, disagreed. "No," he said firmly, his tone leaving no room for argument. "This may be exactly what we need right now." He turned to his grandson, his expression serious. "Tell me exactly where you found it. Every detail."
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