Nectar was going through the special stones she'd kept aside. She wasn't sure if this would work but she needed to try anyway.
She threw a grey one towards Liam and picked a light blue for herself. Liam raised an eyebrow, puzzled by what she had in mind, " What exactly are you up to "?
Nectar smiled, waving the mana stone in her hand, " Just inject some mana into it first ". Liam nodded and did as she asked. She held out hers and motioned for his " Put some mana in mine and I'll put some in yours ".
Liam did as she asked [ I guess we've got enough, playing with two is alright ] and did as she asked. Nectar smiled, taking a few steps back " Just stay here, and hold it to you're ear ".
Liam looked at the rough uneven stone in his hand and then Nectar " You can't be serious ". Nectar nodded firmly, " Of course I'm serious ". With that Nectar ran out of the storage room living a ridiculous feeling Liam with a mana stone to his ear.
After about thirty seconds, Liam heard Nectar's voice. It was so loud he had to move the mana stone away from his ear. He was even more confused when he couldn't see her.
He scanned the entire room but no one else was in here [ Then why can I hear her voice ] He looked at the mana stone in his hand that now had a faint glow to it.
Hesitantly, he put back to his ear " Qidu, is that you "? Nectar squealed excitedly on the other side, " I can't believe it actually worked. I'll be right with you ".
Liam curiously looked at the stone in his hand, [ Did it trap her voice in it? ] But Nectar appeared in the storage smiling, " Liam it worked. You could hear me right "? Liam nodded, " Yeah, you nearly made me deaf ".
Nectar waved it off, " Sorry about that, I didn't think you'd be able to hear me if I spoke normally ". Liam nodded, holding out his mana stones " What exactly is going "?
Nectar didn't answer, " It's hard to explain but just go with it ". Liam frowned, " This might not be a good idea ". Nectar pouted, tugging at his arm " Pretty please Millie. It's not dangerous. I promise I won't yell ".
Liam fought back a smile as he tried to pry off her hands from his arm, " It's not gonna work, you only call me that when you want something ".
Nectar pouted, clinging tighter to his arm " Don't say it like that. I'll make you some more cookies. How about that "? Liam rubbed his chin lightly considering it, " You'll listen to me on this ". Nectar nodded quickly, " Of course, you're in charge Millie ".
Liam laughed " And I still get the cookies "? Nectar nodded, " I will go make some now ". Liam patted her head, " We can do that later, Let's settle this strange idea in your head ".
Nectar nodded, giving him a side hug " You're the best friend an empress could ask for. I'll make you three times as much cookies ". Liam laughed, hugging her back " I don't think I'd be able to finish that many ".
Nectar laughed playfully " Don't worry, the kids and I would be happy to help ". Liam shook his head, pushing her away " Alright, what did you have in mind "?
With that, she skipped back to the cart and started looking " First I need to confirm something. We'll give some to the kids ".
Liam pocketed his " Is that really necessary. These stones are all very valuable ". Nectar shrugged, pointing in the direction of six carts " I've got six times as many, I can give some out if I want to cos their mine ".
Nectar found a nice ruby shade and threw it to Liam who was behind her " This ones for Ica ". She threw a blackish white one next " This one for Rio ". Then a bright lavender one, " This for Nate " and a bright silver, " This for Nicky ".
She searched deeper and found a royal blue one, " This for JJ " and a light green one " And this for Augie ". Nectar smiled happily holding up the two gems and turned around, " Do you think they'll like them "?
Liam glared at her, his hands full of the gems she'd thrown at him " You can't just keep throwing things and expecting me to catch them ". Nectar smiled and threw the blue one at Liam who caught it as soon as it reached him " But you catch them every time, why would you expect me not to "?
Liam's mouth twitched slightly " That's not a normal way to think ". Nectar shrugged, throwing him the other one, " I'm not normal so don't expect anything I do to be ". Nectar randomly looked for more for Reli, Cookie, Fauna and Tera and walked out with Liam who was teaching her the importance of not to expect anything from anyone.
Nectar didn't stop him and neither did she listen and bopped her head thoughtfully once in a while. They reached the waiting hall quickly and the kids were playing and running around.
She couldn't help but laugh as she looked around the hall [ I hate this place a little less now ] " I've got a surprise for you guys ". They stopped what they were doing and turned to Nectar.
Nectar sat cross legged on the floor and held out on the mana stones, " You guys wanna do something fun "? Nichole was first to agree as she stared at the shiny red stone " I do, I do. Pick me Sister Qidu ".
Nectar laughed, collecting the silver one from Liam's lap as he sat on the floor next to her " Just inject a little mana in here ". Nichole nodded and closed her eyes, the moving particles in the stone shun some and linked together.
Nichole was pleased with the result and held out the stone to her face " Is this good enough now "? Nectar nodded and traded the light blue one from earlier with hers " Put some more mana in that one and I'll do the same ".
Nichole nodded seriously and did the same thing. They switched back and Nectar held hers to her ear " Just run outside but not too far and say something into it ". Nichole didn't think twice as she followed instructions.
The others were curious as to what she had in mind and circled her. A few seconds later, there was a faint glow and they heard Nicole's curious voice " Hello, can anybody here me "?
They all opened their eyes in shock as June poked the stone, " Is Nicky trapped in there? ". Her voice was laced with concern but Nichole's giggle calmed her " Don't be silly JJ, I'm outside ". Nathaniel ran to the window and saw Nichole waving at him " Guys, she's really outside ".
After confirming the sittings, Nichole came back in while the others jumped on Nectar to get theirs. They distributed the stones and showed everyone how to inject mana into it.
She wasn't sure of the capacity or the distance coverage but the kids were happy to help. They injected mana into each other's and spent the rest of the afternoon running around the palace asking " Can you still hear me "?