lledwithintricatemaeryandstraifacts，theairhummingwithanotherworldlyenergy.

“Thisisit，”LordWeisaid，hisvoicefilledwithpride.“TheDarkLord’ssecreton.Isn’titmagnifit?”

Sukienodded，hereyessingtheroomforanyvulnerabilities.“It’sincredible，mylord.Buthowdoesitwork?”

LordWeibegantoexpin，butSukie’sattentionwaselsewhere.Shespottedaseriesoftrolsandswitches，eaeglowingwithafaint，eerielight.Sheofindawaytodisabletheonwithoutarousingsuspi.

Thinkingquickly，Sukiefeignedafaintingspell，colpsingtothefloor.LordWeirushedtoherside，hisgenuine.

“Sukie！Areyht?”heexcimed，hisvoicefilledwithworry.

Shegroaned，hervoiceweak.“I’mfine，mylord.Ithinktheexcitementwasjusttoomue.”

LordWeihelpedhertoherfeet，histoutle.“Perhapsweshouldgetyousomefreshair.”

Sukienodded，allowinghimtoleadheroutofthechamber.Astheyexited，shesubtlydroppedasmall，eohetrols.Itowerfulartifactshehadacquiredduriraining，capableofdisruptingmagiergies.

Astheywalkedthroughthepacegardens，Sukiefeltasenseofrelief.Thestonewouldactivateinamatterofminutes，renderingtheonuseless.Shejustogetoutofthepacebeforeaiced.

LordWeitiodoteonher，oblivioustohertrueiions.Sukiepyedherroleperfectly，hermindfocusedonthemission.Astheyreturothebrothel，shefeltasurgeoftriumph.Theyhadsucceededindisablingtheon，buttheirjourneywasfarfromover.