"Now, every participant who has received the blessing of the Blue Moon, please drop the Veralune gem into the wine glass in front of you," the First Fang commanded. "As for Lady Mirael, you may drop it into the milk."
I stared at the glowing blue sphere in my palm. "We have to put it in our drinks?" I murmured, feeling a bit skeptical.
Nyra, sitting beside Mirael, leaned in and whispered back with a playful glint in her eyes, "It is just a fun ritual to consume the gem."
"Ehh?? You mean like... swallow it whole? With the drink?" My eyes went wide.
Nyra nodded, already dropping her own gem into her wooden wine glass with a soft plink.
"But why?" I whispered.
"This is the Veralune gem," Nyra explained quietly. "It is earned by the truth we faced in the trial. It answers one truth," Nyra said softly. "One question… and only once. After that, it becomes nothing more than light."
"Any question?"
"Yes. Any question you ask it. But remember, only one. After that, its power is gone."
