'This exercise must be a variation on the previous one. I need to change the minimum number of runes necessary to create a working enchantment without disrupting the bond between the pseudo core and the metal.
'If I do, putting the pseudo core back into the staff would need a Forgemastery circle and create imperfections I would have to fix.'
As soon as Lith conjured his mana, Menadion cloaked him from Solus' vision so as not to let him influence her work.
Lith tried and failed a few times before giving up on rewriting the pseudo core while it was still inside the staff. The enchanted metal surrounding the pseudo core absorbed and deflected his mana, neutralizing the effects of Dismantle.
'I knew it was too good to be true.' Lith called upon the pseudo core, pulling it out of the Orichalcum and weakening its energy link with the metal while being careful not to sever it.
