Alex's eyes narrowed as she examined the golden droplet hovering in Liam's hand. The air around it shimmered faintly as if reality itself hesitated to touch it. She didn't reach for it right away—her transcendent senses stretched forward first, probing the liquid from all sides.
But the next second, the liquid unravelled completely, coming undone in Liam's hand. It looked like a divine affinity was all it required to unlock the droplet. The paladin must have really believed the illusion to have simply handed over the treasure just like that.
This was good news because this meant Mia's soul mark was also in their possession.
"Let's wait first before opening the soul mark. I need to prepare more for that." Liam explained.
Alex nodded. She was impatient in getting to Mia, especially when they were so close to her but she was also not foolish enough to think they could simply charge in without consequence.
