Caelyn shook his head. "I don't think what he is really matters as much as what he told us. Emilio is headed to the aphotic dragon and if he slays it first, not only will his group suffer serious losses, the cycle will continue." He watched Markos's face with concern. "Are you good to do this? I know you've taken a brunt of this with Auseklis and the trials."
Markos pursed his lips together. "How do I feel? I want to kick those bastards' teeth in. God or no, Meneo had no right to do that to Auseklis or the people of this world." His grip tightened on the pommel of his sword before he looked to Vladimars, taking the lance from him. "We have a right to live free of all of these schemes. Let's finish this."
Vladimars nodded sagely. "You need to use the soulstone to fuse the divine essence into the lance."
