“The knowledge they need is right in front of them,” Caelwyn replied. “They experience and observe it every day, but they violate them. It’s why their equipoise is a joke. To command Nature, you must first obey it.”
Aithein felt that the Amori logic was flawed. If Caliphians couldn’t be taught much, then how was he able to learn so many skills? He was about to challenge their frame of mind, but the passage ended and opened into a spherical room.
In the center of the room, a pedestal cradled a dark-grey stone at its apex. The stone was egg-shaped. Dani flew up to the arch of the ceiling. Two words were carved into it, directly above the stone:
ELGHINN THIR’KU
“Can you see it?” Dani asked.
“Xas,” Caelwyn said. “Death Change.”
Neilath scowled. “Sounds about as pleasant as wiping me arse
