I had never seen Pantaleon so dumb struck - not even when he first saw D'ni. Adelia lit up like a candle at the sight of Laroon. They were like peas in a pod. Eventually Pantaleon came to his senses and we greeted him as old friends. The Bahro stayed back. Some hanging from the ceiling; others huddled across the room from us. This reunion was long past due. They understood it too.
"It's so great to finally see you guys," said Pantaleon. "But I didn't expect you to be the ones to do the finding."
I looked at Dean for a moment. 'Yeah, we had a bit of a detour. Didn't think we'd be gone for this long.". I paused; soaking in the moment. It had been too long. "There's a reason we've brought you here."
Pantaleon and Laroon looked around the cave. It looked like any other Bahro cave except that it was missing the hole in the floor and the fire cast a green shade on the walls. We explained to them what we knew: the Venalsh; the T'chuvahk; the Triple Shell journey, and of course, Him: the one who had set everything in motion.
"Which brings us here," I said.
"We needed to find a way to contact you without Him finding out," MidnightSun told Pantaleon. "He's always watching."
"He's right," I said. He is always watching. But he can't find us here. Don't ask me how; they made this place special."
"But the shell tattoo?" Pantaleon started.
It was Laroon who answered. "You won't get one. He already has his gaze on you". He was catching on fast. "It sounds like we need you to be seen."
Adelia nodded her head. "The Bahro will give Laroon a shell. He needs to be invisible to Him. For Him to complete his ritual, he will want to collect the book after you link. Once you have linked through we will begin the Relto Loop.
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