Chapter 1016 – Hunger with Geography
Cyrinne watched him. "But I thought you could track it."
Lux's gaze snapped back to her. "Why would you think that?"
"Because if anyone can track stolen ownership, debt, hidden value, and power extraction, it is you."
Lux smiled faintly. "Flattery from Envy?"
"Observation."
Sira crossed her arms. "You think Kaelmor might also hold this legendary demon prisoner."
Cyrinne nodded. "I do."
Aela's face grew pale again and looked down.
Cyrinne continued, "It was sleeping since the beginning. That was the tale. It did not wake. It did not rule. It did not demand worship."
"Sleeping creatures are easy to steal from," Lux said softly.
Everyone heard the dangerous quiet in his voice.
Cyrinne's gaze sharpened. "Yes. Taking power from a sleeping creature is simple. Much simpler than forcing power from something awake enough to resist."
Lux's expression hardened. "Makes sense."
A pre-Sin entity.
