The voices naturally belonged to the Little Black Hands. Hustace's words seemed to awaken them!
Others might consider the number four hundred twenty-one to be ordinary and unremarkable, just a simple number. But for the Spirits that can interact with the Natural Force, this number served as a key—the key to open another door.
Therefore, Igor and Kadi remained clueless, interpreting Hustace's words as nonsensical. However, Hustace was not talking nonsense. He was speaking about things he was seeing, things displayed there as Symbols.
Now, the only ones who could understand Hustace's words were the Spirits themselves. Consequently, Igor and Kadi couldn't comprehend the conversation that followed, feeling as if they were in the dark, akin to listening to gibberish.
"Are you certain it's four hundred twenty-one and not, say, four hundred twenty-two?"
