The vase looked like an artistic incense burner, small stones and rocks with trickling water looked like a waterfall. But at a closer look, Strelitzia could see the orange glow didn't quite look like a flickering flame. It was like a firefly light.
Katherine grabbed Strelitzia's hand, drawing her gaze back upon the queen of Eli'ak. "Remove the stone and he'll go unconscious…." She wheezed. "Long enough for you to escape. By the time the guards figured it out, which,"
The queen groaned again, her eyes rolling before snapping back. "I know he would've told them in case this would happen. Try to take the stone back to my son if you can." The queen's head thudded back.
"Don't die, Katherine. I won't forget this." She tore a strip of fabric off of her garment and fashioned it into a makeshift bandage that she tied around Katherine's head. "That's the best I can do. Hopefully he has actually sent for a healer."
