Chapter Thirty-SixElzaria strode down the path running alongside the River Ix. Safely cocooned within her bubble of pure energy, she made no effort to hurry. None could stand against her. Since leaving Agrus, her frequent consultations with the Stone had provided her with many images, many possibilities. It had shown her where the alien ship lay and what her brother should do next. Strategies had been formed based on these images, and would hopefully allow them to fulfill their ultimate quest: the total domination of Elystra. In the back of her mind, she harbored several nagging doubts. For fifteen years, she had been drawing power from her Stone. Why had her visions only started now? She could only surmise that whatever higher power—for what else could it be?—that provided these images

