Before Eldrian knew what happened, Solvi had taken the shield from his hands and ripped the mana crystal from it. Throwing the shield to a corner, she activated the emergency arrays of the room, focusing the barriers around the two of them.
Her actions just barely made it in time. As Eldrian started to comprehend what was happening, a massive explosion ripped through the room. Luckily, the barriers held and everything was contained but, it vividly reminded him of the fact that he always did things without preparations.
'Well, I would have waited if not for Solvi's insistence... sorry about the materials...' Eldrian silently apologized, looking at the ruined corner of the smithy. His smile twitched as he observed the walls—charred black and cracked.
Clearly, the explosion had almost gotten through the sturdiness of the smithy.
"That was close..." Solvi sighed, relieved she had reacted before the mana crystal had also become unstable.
