Heart of Eternis
hryn Maltheos stood near the pedestal, his dark eyes gleaming with a dangerous mix of ambition and cru
pite the tension, "you can't take the Heart
e Heart's power is too great to be left in the hands of those who would
ective. "You're wrong, Zephryn. The Heart's power is meant
But your idealism will do little to save you now. The
bathed in a blinding light. The force of the light pushed Caelan and Elira back, and when it subsided, Zep
Heart," Caelan said, his voice filled with urgency. "If Zephryn
have to find a way to breach the barrier. There must be a
the walls. The runes seemed to glow faintly in the presence of the Hea
to the runes. "If I can decipher them, we
for any further disturbances. Elira's knowledge of ancient magic and her intuition gui
his one indicates a counter-spell. It should neutralize the barrier
expression resolute
gy of the runes. The barrier around the Heart of Eternis shimmered and flickered as the counter-spell to
nged with relief. "Now, we need to sec
r. "Wait. We can't just take it and leave. The Heart has a
ghtful. "You're right. But what's the pla
need to find a safe place for it-somewhere Zephryn can't
"Then we should return to the palace and regroup. There
ahead uncertain but filled with a renewed sense of purpose. The journey to protect the Heart and thw