I shook my head and looked around at the hole. “Helen wouldn't do this…"
“Mila, listen to me," Soren said. He took my hands and pulled them away from my face.
“This is… all wrong. We weren't supposed to be late," I muttered. My mind reeled.
This wasn't how I saw this playing out. We'd finally gotten ahead and we were making progress. How had we fallen so far behind suddenly?
“Please, Mila, look at this from the positive side. This might not be as bad as you think," he implored.
I creased my brow. “What do you mean?"
“Think about it. Whoever took it only has one part of the artifact. It won't be that powerful and they won't be able to use it anyway," he said.
“The Moonlit Crystal has power on its own. The blade could, too," I said.
“The Moonlit Crystal works for you because of
