While preparations back home were underway—while the seeds Kain had sown were slowly taking root—Kain himself was making his own preparations to better prepare for the Abyss' arrival.
The cave was silent except for the quiet trickle of a spring that pooled at its center. The air shimmered faintly, touched by traces of spiritual power that radiated from the water. At the middle of that spring floated a familiar lotus.
Its petals glowed with a soft, ethereal light, pale gold fading to silver at the edges. It looked too bright and delicate to be found in this dark and rough cave, its presence commanding reverence with every faint pulse of spiritual power. Indeed, this was the Lotus of Silent Law.
