"And then, I felt something smack me on the head," he recollected, reaching out to discover precisely this book... these notes."
'Dragonfly-like bizarre cave creatures, huh...'
Colin nodded silently, then after a moment cast a glance at Alec and waved his hand gently.
A pale blue chill spread through the air, but this time, he did not freeze Alec again. Instead, he constructed a vast cage around him, akin to the iron cages used to imprison humans for food within the cave.
Having done all this, Colin instructed Onions to keep a close watch on the remnants of the Wood Family and then withdrew alone to ponder in the Quiet Room.
He harbored some doubts in his mind.
Alec's words were evidently not lies; he had questioned him many times, and there were no inconsistencies, nor did his witchcraft checks reveal any deceit.
But... within Cumberland's research notes, there was simply no mention of anything related to the cave.
