The chirping of the birds mingled with the roar of the waterfall as a brief silence filled the space between Lucille and Ashrik. Then, she broke the stillness.
"Brother Ash, I also found it strange that the fragments disappeared to unknown places. Gone just like that, without humans taking them away."
Lucille hadn't heard how Ashrik located the missing fragments, but she pondered if their disappearance was to avoid being manipulated by evil hands again.
The relic was powerful enough to cast such a worldwide disaster. What if it mean having the ability to vanish by itself as well?
Ashrik silently unfolded the meaning behind Lucille's questions and reasons. Somehow, they sounded plausible. Because of his prejudice toward the relic, he had never thought from those perspectives before.
Then, did this mean...
Ashrik swept his gaze across the relic pieces. He randomly tapped his knee with one finger, his brain churning more thoughts after listening to Lucille.
