The clearing came to a different kind of tension that settled in.
"We don't have the luxury of acting blindly anymore," Erend said. "If this energy is tied to the Creation, then we already know where the root leads."
He paused briefly, then continued.
"I plan to gather the people in this world who understand Magic at its deepest level. The ones who know its structure, its origin, its limits. If we bring them together, then we can work out a way to change the Sky Anchor itself. Rewrite it or redirect its purpose so it stops doing whatever it's doing now."
The words settled heavily.
Sylven frowned.
The shift in his expression was immediate and striking. The faint boyish lightness that usually lingered around him disappeared completely, replaced by older and far more measured expression. When he spoke, his voice carried that same maturity.
"I thought your objective was to destroy the Sky Anchor," he said.
Erend shook his head without hesitation.
