Earth erupted where he knelt at the same time as madra of every aspect crashed on his location. The constructs didn’t defend him; Lindon hadn’t left Jai Long any protection. Jai Chen and Kelsa watched in numb horror as he died. The scene was surreal. Kelsa wondered if she herself had been caught in an enemy’s illusion. Jai Long couldn’t die so easily. He had never told her the last of his secrets, the ones that weighed so heavily on his conscience. Kelsa had told him he didn’t have to, but she’d been sure he was going to come around. After all, they had plenty of time. Or so she had thought.
