Back in the great hall they had just left, the wall slowly rebuilt itself. The stone folded back into place as if it had never moved. Within seconds, the chamber looked perfect again, untouched and silent, as though no hidden passage had ever existed.
Deep inside the mountain, Lucius and Dorian walked quietly.
As they moved forward, the mana stones behind them dimmed one by one, returning that part of the corridor to darkness. At the same time, the stones ahead of them lit up, guiding their path deeper into the hidden passage.
"You have been here before, right?" Lucius asked after some time.
Dorian let out a short snort.
"Don't tell me you forgot," he said. "We both came here as boys for our coming-of-age ceremony."
Lucius laughed softly.
"It's not that I forgot," he replied. "I was wondering if you might have. It has been a long time."
Dorian's expression turned serious.
