Grimm was facing problems with assimilating the Awakening Ray's powers from the sea serpent's pearls. However, the essential exotic raw ingredients, the Spring of Serpentine and the Blood of the Tainted Eye were laid out before him.
As for where the secrets to the Awakening Ray could be found, Grimm speculated that it should be on top of the mouth of the Spring of Serpentine altar, or the Eye of Destruction found within every cave.
Having spent such a long time trapped within this Spectral World, the countdown for Grimm's escape with his loot had finally started.
Such is the great power of The Truth and Arcane knowledge after which every sorcerer sought!
Although there were no changes in Grimm's physical capabilities, he had nurtured his relatively microbial powers into what was considered unthinkable by these foreign world creatures. All this was achieved through studying the Arcane and the Truth, arriving at an understanding of this world's nature and its laws.
Crack!
