Leo had been so engrossed in delivering the lynx cub, that he had completely missed the conversation between Ethan and Celeste.
Celeste remained silent, but Victor stepped forward, grabbing Leo by the arm and pulling him toward the exit.
"Wait…" Celeste called out just as they stepped off the altar.
The four of them turned around.
Celeste walked to the center of the altar, reached down, and yanked something out from beneath it.
The entire mountain seemed to tremble.
What she pulled out was a drum-like object, with something slimy still attached to it. Upon closer inspection, it reminded everyone of the umbilical cord the lynx cub had bitten through earlier. However, this one was much thicker, about ten centimeters in diameter, and it wrapped around the lower half of the drum-like object in Celeste's hand.
