Watching the flying ship on the ground being sent away by the writhing vines until it disappeared from view, Collins finally broke his invisibility.
"I hope you enjoyed that 'trip',"
he sneered to himself and turned to walk westward.
After realizing that his only apprentice had become thoroughly contaminated as a source, he decided to look for another "apprentice" in Makala.
Although Naga's work report had been swallowed by The Void and the logs of the past year were lost,
his superiors had submitted many logs as materials to "Laugh Out Loud" to earn funds, so that the crew of the show still retained some data.
Before setting off, Collins had looked through those materials, which contained no useful information but mentioned an alchemist named Stur.
This local native, a collaborator of the Lion King Trading Company at the time, dreamed of becoming a Velitaser.
Such people were perfect to become his "apprentice."
