Heavy silence remained between Luo Fang and Hayes as they walked along the hallways of the Skywarden Tower.
Beads of sweat lined Hayes's face every time a Skywarden materialized into the tower or phased through the walls.
The moment they walked through a transparent door labeled Records, Lord Luo Fang walked toward the most sealed files and pulled out a single document.
A mist of white dust sprayed into the air as he blew over the book's black cover, revealing a smooth, vibrating surface. Holding it felt like holding the weight of twenty years of research that had been suspended without any proper reason.
"What is that?" Hayes asked while staring at the folder, but Luo Fang didn't answer.
Luo Fang's knuckles whitened as he increased his grip on the book as if handling it lazily would make it fly away. He walked to the round crystal table at the center of the records chamber.
