Darkness fell, but the full moon's light illuminated the contented people's faces surrounding the dying bonfire. Tubli, Ming, and Xinyi stood near the cave's entrance for a private talk.
"M'lady, I need to tell you something important and you have to act on it the soonest or the power chain's loss will get worse."
"Speak, Sir." Xinyi said.
"As I've said earlier, the power chain is degenerating because it lacks the source of power to keep it alive, but there's another reason behind it." He paused for a breath. "I sensed the power veins are lessening. If we lose more power veins, the spirit beings, including me and this sacred river, will face our worst nightmare, completely losing our powers. And if that happens, the power chain is beyond salvation. And the end of the world comes."
Xinyi sighed. His words confirmed what the late Sorceress mentioned to her.
