Shade asked, "You're sure?"
Rene answered. "If both you and Jack agree to this, then I will witness your duel. If for no other reason than to keep both of you intact and alive. And what young woman does not want to have two...
Francois took his seat behind his desk. “No, not the Orb. I’m afraid we have no idea how it works, and only Zuc-Swaine himself knows its mysteries. But there is a book…”
The red light and heat of the large ruby gem permeated everything in the small room near the top of the tower. Sitting upon its pedestal of stone, the air around the ruby shimmered with power.
In a deep dungeon beneath the castle, 12 masked men sat at a long table. The tall figure from before was at one end, and Francios at the other. A feast of dust and debris were all that the long table held.