“But why tell me this now?”
Belyn looked Keldron right in the eyes. “Because if ordinary people knew that the focus could be affected by elements they would strive to control it, and us. I would never have been able to sell the stones to finance us if the greedy merchants had known there were limits. The common people would view us differently if they knew we could not do everything. That is the power the guild holds over everyone. If they thought for one second that we were not in total control of the Law, and doubted us, it would lead eventually to one thing and one thing only. Anarchy. I am not prepared to say something out loud that could be heard by anybody. Here is probably the only place we could talk with freedom. You should beware of telling anybody what I have told you. Our bene
