The sensation grew stronger with every step Kain took.
It wasn't spiritual energy. It wasn't aura, or killing intent, or even domain. It was something else — something older, heavier, pulsing faintly beneath the fabricated forest like a second heartbeat beneath the floor.
Kain's spine tingled with each pulse.
"Bea," he murmured, "that thing in the center… I can feel Queen and Aegis heading toward it too."
Kain paused to better sense them, "Their progress is slow, but they're moving. Thankfully, this weird space can't impede the sensing of the spiritual contract."
Upon realizing that they would hopefully meet up again soon, Kain relaxed, tension easing only a fraction.
He hoped their paths were safer than his — especially Queen's, since all her vespid guards had remained in his star space, leaving her pretty defenseless.
