Lerai began to scramble around the table in search of something. After a short while of not finding it, he walked to the side of the wall where a drawer was placed. He opened one of the sections and pulled out a stone.
"Ah, found it," he exclaimed as he walked back to Aric with the rune stone.
Lerai cleared the table of the cluster of papers and various magical instruments before placing the stone in the middle, while Aric stood back and gave him space to work his magic—literally. The fourth prince was unaware of how it was supposed to work exactly, but Lerai had told him it would give him the ability to communicate with anyone holding the other rune stone, regardless of distance.
Lerai stretched his hand above the stone, took a deep breath, and began to mutter incantations.
"..."
As the young mage did this, the stone began to give off a subtle glow. The runes etched atop it now shone a bright blue and eventually dimmed before glowing again, as though it were flashing.
