Kaiser pointed toward the cat. A faint purple mark showed beneath the fur near its upper chest, where he had implanted a smaller experimental crystal. He had performed the procedure while the animal was under a sleeping spell, then healed the tiny incision afterward.
According to Van Dijk, the cat was perfectly healthy. Ludwig had insisted on checking that himself. He still disliked the idea of experimenting on an innocent animal, even with Kaiser's assurance that the amount of Authority was too small to cause lasting damage.
Kaiser approached the table, and the crystal in his hand responded. The implanted fragment glowed faintly beneath the cat's skin. Then the animal opened its eyes, and both shone purple for an instant, their lavender light almost identical to Ludwig's Eyes of Envy.
