Her breath fogged the translucent sphere, its energies swirling turgidly beneath the smooth, blemishless surface.
Sighing, wondering where or when the weightless limbo would end, Nadika put the orb to her forehead.
The cave with the elaborate runes and three empty sockets sprang into view, two brigands testing the walls.
“I don't know where she might've gotten to,” one said, a b****y knife in hand.
“Disappeared in a flash, eh?” said the other, fingering the runes by the light of a torch. “Ever seen any writing like this?”
The other shook his head.
Nadika almost blurted that she could read it to them. She jerked the orb way from her forehead. Inside the orb, the two bandits continued to explore the cave.
I can see! Nadika thought.
And softly she began to weep.
Looking around, she s
