The Spaceship hummed through the void between worlds.
Kael sat in the same seat he'd occupied on the journey to Morir while Cassian was across the aisle with his eyes closed. Yenna sat two rows ahead cultivating as frost mana could be seen swirling around her. Neither of them had spoken much since departure.
Kael didn't mind. The silence was kinda productive for him.
He pulled a small jade case from his storage ring. Inside, the Breakthrough Assurance Pill glowed faintly red.
The transport ride was eleven hours long. Plenty of time.
He swallowed the pill.
Then he reached deeper into his storage ring and withdrew ten mid-grade mana stones—leftovers from the Thornwell rewards.
Kael arranged them in a circle around his crossed legs and closed his eyes.
Mantra of the Void Sovereign.
