Faluel handed to Nalrond a silver wand that unlike those belonging to Royal Forgemasters, had a violet crystal on its grip.
"What? How?" Friya was too afraid to formulate a proper question or even worse, allegation.
"Fake mages aren't the only ones that can learn by imitation." The Hydra shrugged. "The moment I discovered the existence of the Royal Forgemastering wands, I started working on this project.
"Seeing you use them during my lessons was enough to understand their workings since I can use Spirit Magic and I'm an experienced Forgemaster. Finding a way to replicate their effects was just a matter of time."
"Can I take a look at it?" Lith asked.
"Sure. I'm planning to share it with the Council anyway. It will allow us to put our disciples to the test in all disciplines without Awakening them so I didn't shield it from detection." Faluel gestured Nalrond to pass the wand, which he reluctantly did.
