All the councilmen visibly jerked at the sight of the crux, some of them even stumbling to run out the door.
"Everyone calm down," Shavak's voice boomed, silencing the commotion that had begun. "Havon, please explain," he continued.
"One of my spells purges the effects of the necromancer's decay. I'm not sure why, but it seems the decay itself is like a sort of injury to the environment," Lucius replied thoughtfully.
"Which could mean that I can also purge the necromancer's undead... we may not need to even fight these creatures to win," he continued, realizing everything just as it got out of his mouth.
"What? Are you saying that your spell is capable of healing?" Avankor asked, snapping Lucius out of his near trance-like realization state.
"Huh?" Lucius murmured, noticing that everyone in the room was looking at him as if he were crazy.
"Yes, it's primarily a healing spell," he explained.
Silence.
