'Platform?' Kyran repeated, looking at Shaiha in confusion through his mind's eye.
Shaiha nodded.
[The portals may have opened, but the tower itself is still closed. It will only open after all portals in the Higher Realm close. After that, the transmission array will activate, and all participants can use it to go to the platform located in front of the tower.]
Kyran fell silent as he contemplated her words. He then frowned as he realized something and asked, 'Have you been here before?'
[…]
'…'
The awkward silence stretched between them, and eventually, Shaiha could no longer take it and sighed in exasperation.
[When The Realm was divided and the Higher Being lost the qualification to wield me, I hid in the closest secured location I could find at that time, the Tower of the Ancients.]
Shaiha started to explain.