As his question hung in the mana-singing air, Merlin's voice resounded from the vortex again, this time in the tone of a young man."
"Of course I did. I couldn't let my protegee's long quest go unfinished, not when I gave it to him."
As a thunderbolt struck his mind at the discovery, a leather boot pierced through the vortex. Attached by small belts, they glinted under the setting sun as it brought the legend's leg out.
Adam's eyes widened, and his heart hammered against his chest. Finally. Finally! Merlin would come out!
Blood pumped through his veins like a raging torrent as he took in the white and blue pants decorated with exquisite magical embroideries. They sparkled gold on the long blue and golden cape swirling over them, adding to Merlin's mystical charm.
