latelenovela Book 5: Chapter 61
Book 5: Chapter 61
Book 5: Chapter 61
Gren stared at the shattered crystal pane in front of her. The upper half of the pane was completely missing, but its fragments lay all over the floor. The bottom half of the crystal pane was intact, but it looked like someone had hastily put it back together. There were cracks all along the pane, and crystal-clear droplets that resembled dried glue dotted the edges of the cracks. Clearly, the unsealing of this evil hadnt been done recently. Grens eye twitched, and she stared at Vur, who was standing on his tiptoes to peer over what remained of the crystal pane.
Vur dropped back down onto his heels and looked at Gren. Ramons not inside.
I can see that! Gren said and snapped her jaws shut, her teeth clacking together. Before I entered hibernation, I did a full check of the tower. This was sealed. The only person who couldve accessed it while Kal and I were sleeping is Grimmy. Her expression darkened, and she smashed the broken pane with her front leg. Its a little insulting to think he thought gluing the crystal back together would fool me.
Vur grunted and looked around before pointing at the next sealed room. That ones broken too.
Gren took in a deep breath through her nostrils before exhaling through her mouth. She walked over to the room that Vur had pointed at. This time, the shattered pane was left scattered on the floor. There wasnt even an attempt to fix it up. However, the dust gathered on the crystal pieces were enough to tell Gren that this wasnt a recent event either.
Ramons not here, Vur said.
Gren slapped her tail against the ground. She turned her head away from the empty room to look Vur in the eyes. Do you always state the obvious?
No, Vur said.
Then why are you doing it now?
Vur tilted his head. Because Im helping. You were staring at an empty room for such a long time; I thought you got distracted.
Maybe her eyes are getting worse, Stella said. Does that happen to dragons? Do their eyes get worse when they age?
Ramon blinked. Does that mean you think Im easy to trick?
Im not tricking you, Kozabokget said. Arent you here to make a pact with one of us sealed folks? Why not pick me? If you heal me, Id be willing to form a pact with you.
Ramon tilted his head. What can you do?
Laughter filled the small cave, and the lava around Ramon bubbled. Tiny dragons made of lava emerged, and they waved at Ramon before pouncing on each other in a playful manner. A moment later, the lava stopped bubbling, and the figures dropped back down. I can speak all the languages in the world.
Ramon peered at the lava. Are you the lava? His brow furrowed. How does speaking all the languages help you control lava?
Isnt it obvious? Kozabokget asked. I asked the lava to put on a show, and it complied.
Ramon blinked. Huh?
The pink eyes floated down closer to Ramon and blinked at him. Im just a goat. I dont have any magical abilities, and a regular bobcat or mountain lion can easily kill me. I was just born with the ability to talk to all things.
Ramon pointed at the lava. But wasnt that magic? When you made the lava figures?
I didnt make the lava figures, Kozabokget said. The lava made them for me. When you ask your mom to make you dinner, is it magic when you have warm food in front of you an hour later? When you yell at someone to stop running, and they stop, did you cast a spell to make them stop moving? Asking someone to do something isnt magic.
But lava cant speak, Ramon said and tilted his head.
Laughter filled the cave. Thats because you dont know its language. If you listen closely, everything knows how to speak. Even right now, Im asking the air to transmit my words to you; Im asking the light to show you my eyes. Come, heal me, and Ill teach you how to talk to things.