Chapter Seven
Torrin retrieved the cylinder holding the maju paste. Cracking the lid open, he showed Juliette the opalescent mixture. “This is made by crushing maju stones into a paste when the energy is nearly depleted. Maju water, on the other hand, is made by submerging new stones in mineral water for a short period of time, which creates a healing elixir. When the stones are removed the water can be stored for future use.”
“And your markings? How does that work?” Juliette asked again, fascinated. She’d always been a very curious person, wanting to know how things worked. “Why not use the water instead of the paste?”
Settling them more comfortably on the bed for a longer discussion, he did his best to describe the Caldorian tradition. “For some reason, only the paste works for that.
