"The material is just an ordinary stone pillar, and the power on it has long since completely faded. As for this sacrificial ritual..." Alhazred walked around the stone pillar, seemingly a bit disappointed, "it's crudely barbaric and doesn't have any very distinct features."
Amanda remained silent. She also understood that if she had truly discovered anything, she wouldn't have kept quiet. Their conclusions were the same.
"Don't worry, the Beast Lair is vast. We've only explored the periphery; nobody knows what surprises lie in wait inside."
Lance didn't seem to care—if it had been so simple to discover something, he wouldn't have needed to toil over decoding the manuscripts, nor would he have specifically brought two people along for the trip.
It appeared that Alhazred paid no attention to Lance's words. Instead, he lifted the Skull Candleholder, closed his eyes, and murmured softly, his words even more indiscernible through his mask.
