The activation process had gone smoothly enough, with Ambrosia channeling her mana through the runic matrix while Cain observed the visible manifestations of spatial energy as the connection stabilized between the Blood Caves and Sentry's shrine.
The familiar sight of crackling mana shards and the brief tear in reality that confirmed successful linking had left both of them satisfied with the results, though the real test would come when they attempted actual transportation through the network.
Now they sat in the relative quiet of the throne chamber, with Ambrosia having reclaimed her seat on the stone steps while Cain remained standing near the completed spatial link, both of them processing the implications of what they'd just accomplished together.
