“There. Satisfied?” I teased. “Yep—” Axton accepted, but Sylan once more interrupted. “I forgot—you have to hold your piece of the crystal with your other hand,” Sylan directed, and I laughed. “You’re just making stuff up now!” I exclaimed and chuckled at his antics. It seemed more than clear we were not paired to the crystal at this point. “No, I forgot. This is my first presentation, obviously, and usually the leaders are here to direct it. I just want to tell them we did everything right so we can leave.”
