Chapter 86
“But why were they meddling with those forces? What prompted them to be there?” Halle didn’t have an answer for the lord’s question. “Uncle, enough of this!” Derek was on his feet, his hands clenched into fists. Halle could feel the power radiating off him. “Derek, relax. I know when a story is not mine to tell.” The man’s voice was stern, yet it had a gentle touch to it. Derek stood rigidly for another moment before his hands fell limply to his sides. His eyes were tired and distant as he huffed over to the bar. “The Crystal Caverns have long been a mysterious enigma,” Lord Ophain continued, ignoring his temperamental nephew. “Some claim it to be the gate to the dark realm that the Father built to keep our world separate. Others theorize it’s solidification of raw magic from when the
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