Lind slowly awoke and found Shoti, Cyntilla, and Ethry all entertaining Abby. She was speaking animatedly with them and it brought a smile to his face. He felt a cool hand brush his emerald hair back and Qing smiled down at him.
"Foolish man, you were reckless again. However, I cannot totally blame you." Her blonde hair was like liquid gold in the candle light. He recognized his quarters and wondered how long he had been unconscious.
As if reading his mind, she carefully knelt near him so as not to interrupt the group lounging on the couches near the hearth.
"You have been unconscious for 3 days. Fey and her best students have gone out under some leads from Shoti to track down the source of that artifact. We actually confirmed it was not imported from anywhere. The teleportation arrays between layers are actually built to detect such items for obvious reasons." Lind felt shocked but then it made sense.
