Copies and Originals (Part 1)

"Don't worry. I have the same trouble with magical beasts." Solus replied. "Why did you request for our presence, Faluel?"

"To update you about our progress and pick your brains about the issues that we are currently facing." The Hydra replied. "We could use a fresh set of Eyes."

Faluel and Fyrwal winked, both aware of Solus' real nature and her link with Menadion's masterpiece.

"Lord Verhen." Ufyl snapped out of his reverie and fell to his knees. "I know that this is still too little and too late, but I want to renew my apologies for my actions. Ever since I rejoined my tribe, I've realized how blinded I was by vengeance.

"In my hatred for the parents who abandoned me and the master who sold me to Xedros, I've hurt countless innocent people. Phloria may be just one of the many, but her death weighs on me the most.