Lyrah sucked in a cold breath when she saw the crystal. It was hard not to.
This sort of Ice Spirit Crystal wasn't just useful to the Sect—it was specifically useful to herself, and she was sure that the other elders felt the same way.
It was hard to put a value on a Quasi Dome of Heaven Spirit Crystal. Usually, these things would be hoarded by the Matriarch herself.
As the only person who could enter the Core Region, the Matriarch was responsible for clearing the Ice Spirit Beasts that the others couldn't handle. Something like this would almost certainly fall into her hands 100% of the time.
And yet, without much fanfare or care, Theron handed it over to Lyrah.
At this point, the calmest of the other elders was Second Elder Ilzan—as usual. But even his pupils had turned to pinpoints as he controlled his impulse to try and snatch it away.
