The light covering the ball was mingled with irritated thunder, but Darian's ring seemed to be picking something up, or was it the thunder pulling the force in the ring? Darian could not tell.
Helena tapped Noel's shoulder and Noel took a look at what was happening. Noel spoke, "Darian, be careful."
Darian turned to where Noel and Helena were standing, "Do not worry." He paused, "Do you hear that?"
Noel listened for a moment and so did Helena. "No," Noel said. "There is nothing significant to hear," Helena said.
"But I am hearing something," Darian insisted. Then he turned to face the ball. The sound was coming from there. Darian asked as he narrowed his eyes to try to see if he could get a better look, "Who are you?"
A response came, "Do you not recognize me?" The voice was raspy and
