Pop left to gather gadgets and plot out a better plan.
Pepper left to get the van.
That left Lemon and Lilo at the temple in awkward silence.
Lilo studied the architecture to distract his scattered thoughts from the daring scheme they were about to execute.
Rescuing Wonka was a given, but attempting to take that colossal dragon down was simply beyond their capabilities.
Lilo understood their grudge and desire to spill blood on behalf of Jawbi… but he wanted to believe they were sane enough to know where their boundaries of possibilities were.
The temple was blue and marbled like every other building within the spire of peace.
But the statues were more magnificent, reaching the tall ceilings and carved to perfection in their immaculate form.
There were numerous sky lights that opened up glimpses of the heavens above, allowing the silver moonlight to spill into the vast open space between the baths and the gate.
