The Dark Device of the Great Chasm, Chapter 25

Amates 29, 1277. Still in the Obsidian Armory, only this time learning more than I bargained for.

​    “What’s that?”

     I jerked in surprise, almost knocking the books off the table. Mikasi stood off to my right and had leaned over to see what I was doing. I know this wasn’t true, but it felt like he had appeared out of thin air.

     There wasn’t a water clock nearby, but I felt stiff from sitting in mostly one position. I had been deep into reading the Xinder Codex, oblivious to the world. Aft...