46 As The Light Fades Ou (2/2)

He called out to the creature. He wanted its power. He wanted to be stronger. The creature's ears flicked as if it had heard Lycster's cry. Within a flash, the creature was right next to Lycster. It picked Lycster up by his head and both of them met eye to eye.

The creature unhinged its jaw, revealing two rows of sharpened teeth.

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Vy felt a shudder down her spine, she turned to look at her surroundings. She was indoors in Alias's store, there was no wind of cold air that would have made her shudder.

-Could something bad had happened?-

-Dotty, are you able to establish communication back to Timbretune?-

\u003cI'm sorry Vy! But my powers aren't that strong! If you continue to upgrade me, then maybe that might be possible, hehe!\u003e

That was something she needed to remember. Dotty has reminded her before on multiple occasions that the next upgrade was much harder because it required much more particles. But their recent travels have helped to bring up those numbers. The Elves Alliance was ancient and likely had strong particles everywhere.

-Well, let's make use of our time here then! An upgrade for you and money for me.-

Alias had gone into the back of the store to call for a little more assistance with the appraisal. In order to make it official, this was necessary. An elf woman appeared and took some time to analyse the emerald.

”Let me introduce you, this is Clara Ormana, one of my apprentices. She specialises in incantations and imbuing objects with magic,” Alias introduced Vyrena to Clara.

Clara Ormann wore a simple tunic dress, a common outfit worn by most Elves living in this quarter. Her blonde hair was tied into a single braid that cascaded down her shoulder. She wore a pair of magnified spectacles and greeted Vyrena with a smile.

”It's my pleasure to meet you, Miss Blackfire, ”Clara shook hands with Vyrena.

”The pleasure is mine.”