Surprise, surprise

Mira stared at the Soul orb in Alex's hand, eyes widening with disbelief.

The deep gold and vibrant purple hues gave it an air of royalty, which only served to confirm Alex's statement that it had dropped from the King of Evermoor.

"Wait, hold on."

Mira stammered, her gaze flickering between Alex and the shimmering soul orb.

"You mean to tell me… you really got a King class soul orb!?"

"Yeah."

Alex confirmed it, his own voice still being tinged with awe.

"I didn't think I could get any luckier, but here we are…"

Mira shook her head, still trying to wrap her head around it.

She knew Alex's talent was powerful, but to even be powerful enough to drop a Soul orb from a King class beast only served to further reinforce her belief that Alex really might have the strongest talent…

She took a step closer, examining the soul orb with a mixture of reverence and caution.