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The Stone of Truth - Part 11

Laetia was resting. The thoughts could come later.

"The Tzel? So that is what the Horseman is after. Putting together the Tzel," came Laser's voice from the adjoining room.

"Yes.."

"They have Corqurst so they have the Stone. And there is no way of knowing if they found that Sword or not."

"There is. The Sword is here." There was a creaking sound.

Laser gasped.

"Are you sure this is it?"

"Yes. The Krallans have guarded the Tzel over many generations. Since the artefact is a very dangerous one, it was kept in two pieces. Truth and might. The Stone and the Runesword. The Stone has always been embedded into the forehead of the Queen, while the Runesword has been held by the Chief of Arms. Kilgar passed it to me when I made my escape from Krall."

"Woah! And why is the Tzel so dangerous? In fact, what does it do?"

"This ancient artefact possesses the might of granting the owner his innermost desire, one that even he cannot know. Humans' hearts are led by selfish, evil unconscious desires. You can see why the Tzel had to be guarded so closely."

"I see.. So what do we do now?"

"We keep the Sword a secret."

"Okay.. And what about Queen Cor?"

Zargoth waited a while before he gave his answer. "Her pain is soon coming to an end."

"You sound so gloomy about it!"

"Leave it at that, young man. Trust me. You don't want to know."

Laetia decided it was time she made an appearance.

"My dear girl, you are looking better now. It is time for you to return to your House. You will most certainly tell your Lord what happened here. I cannot change that. I can only hope that you will decide to come to me and have the seed removed one of these days."

"I.. don't know. It's been nice meeting you, Lord Zargoth."

"Likewise. Hurry back now."

Laetia and Laser found the return path shorter. They didn't talk. Thoughts were hanging heavy over them.

The fountain was sparkling with gay life, but it only hurt Laetia's eyes.

"Here we are, Sir."

"Please call me Laser."

"Laser. You need to go. You can't be found out."

"Yes.."

"Be careful."

"I will. You'll see me sooner than you think, dear girl. Sooner than you think."

He vanished among the crowd. She smiled after him.

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