Cinder walked beside Alister, her black and red dress trailing, the chocolate box tucked under her arm, her red eyes scanning the library with a fond smile.
Mar'Garet followed, her red eyes glinting with curiosity. Ho'Rus, perched on Mar'Garet's shoulder, his crystal-like armor sparkling, gaped at the hovering books, his tiny tail swishing as he attempted to grab some of them.
The moment the blond dragons noticed Alister, their tasks halted, and they turned as one, bowing deeply. "We pay our respects to the Overlord."
Alister raised a clawed hand. "Continue your work." The dragons nodded, resuming their tasks, though their glances lingered.
At the library's center, a massive transparent crystal cube hovered, its surface refracting the orbs' light, casting rainbows across the room. Within it, a humanoid figure of pure light pulsed, its form cracked like fractured glass, faint tendrils of energy leaking from the fissures.
