IIII WAS DRINKING FROM my own lemonade and almost choked at Rochelle’s question. “Well, from what you told me, that would explain my getting sick when that storm showed up.”
Rochelle and Jean both nodded at this.
Sal started to piece what we were saying together. “So the original Lazurai didn’t 'die' when they moved into those rocks and buildings. And if they ‘woke up’, they then were able to transition to purer elemental forms rather than needing human bodies.”
Jean gave a lop-sided smile. “Yes, John, what you met out there might be one of those. We’d have to visit it again in daylight, but carefully. Otherwise, we’d get a repeat performance.”
“You’re saying that there should be some marking on the rock walls near where we were that could show where whoever it was sank into it?” This
