While messed-up things were happening to the ladies' group, meanwhile, in the Rosavere company,
"So you are saying that you need that rectangular crystal bar to use the artifact? Is that correct?" Rosavere asked with a curious tone, her eyes narrowing as she stared at the translucent rectangular bar on the table. She wore silver-threaded gloves, fingertips gliding over the crystal's facets, "I've seen many forms of enchanted stones, but this one is… different."
Aether, wearing a rabbit mask and sitting with rigid composure across from her, nodded slowly. "Yes. Unfortunately, I am unable to recreate this particular crystal. It consists of both Arcane and Clarion energy, fused in a way I have never encountered before. Without it, the artifact will not respond—there's a resonance only this crystal can achieve."
