Chapter 269 Essence Remnants (2/2)
He was used to having at least his Shadow Realone — and with it, his Shadowsight was gone as well
”What about you?” he asked with an inquisitive look at Brightblade ”Will you be sealing your Realms as well?”
”Of course not,” she said ”My control is good enough that I can prevent Essence fro ic to fend them off”
Arran frowned ”Didn't you say they were resistant to htblade said ”But I have techniques that allow then my physical abilities” She produced a slender blade fronized as being made of starmetal ”And with this, I should be able to fend off any Remnants we encounter”
”But won't that drawthat only htblade had told him the Essence Rehtblade confirht them, you'd better be ready to run”
”What about th does not rely on Essence Wouldn't it be better for ht them?”
”Perhaps in a few decades,” she said ”As you are now, you are far too weak to face Essence Remnants You should keep that starmetal sword of yours within reach, but pray you don't have to use it If it gets to the point where you have to draw it, we're in trouble”
Arran quickly belted on his star attention, but if the htblade said, there would be little risk of encountering other travelers ”Anything else?”
Brightblade nodded ”Store any enchanted ite I'll put a ward on that to prevent it frohtful expression appeared on her face, and she added, ”Pay close attention when I create this ward It's aave you, and you may need it in the Hunters' lands”
Arran did as she said, stowing away all his enchanted itehtblade created the ward He understood at once that it was h it was complex, he suspected he could learn it with a feeeks of study
When Brightblade finished the work, he furrowed his brow, then asked, ”Why is all of this needed? Sealing est ht?”
”Essence Rees,” she replied ”They're creatures born of Essence, and they have an affinity for it far beyond anything a e can hope to achieve To theht”
Though Arran thought this raised more questions than it answered, he realized this was not the tiic
”Was that everything?” he asked instead
”No,” Brightblade said ”But it will have to do Just reest you do the same”
With that, she set off toward the narrow path on the opposite side of the Valley, Arran following close behind her
The path wasn't anything re its way up into the steep terrain, with s, it was a mountain path like any other
Yet barely a quarter-hour after they set foot on the path, there was a sudden change — while the path reh the edge of a vast fornize it as a formation at all
And as they left the Valley's protections behind, he immediately Sensed the presence of vast amounts of Essence It wasn't the chaotic and violent raw Essence he'd encountered years earlier in the city of Uvar, however Rather, this was a calm but constant pressure, from Essence that had seeped into the verywith the stone and rock over the course of untold centuries
”Frohtblade said, a look of complete focus in her eyes ”We should be clear of it in three days Until then, don't do anything foolish, or you ht kill us both”