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When you asked to borrow Zhu gem, Shereen made an interesting comment.
''You think it's possible too?''
You weren't the only one to have a flash of inspiration after the crow people described their ''Memory Craft'' practice here. You had to brace yourself when holding onto that precious gem because contact with your skin sent agonizing jolts throughout your limb, making you wonder if this was similar to grasping a piece of coal out of a fire.
''I'll tag along.'' Klesiah said, standing behind you. ''I don't want you to start embracing Focus despite all the warnings, y'know?''
''Always unwilling to admit your feelings, hm? It's cute, but only because you're you.'' Klesiah is far, far too weak against overt affection. Here she is now, clearing her throat, fighting the urge to give you a light punch, her whispering response <span class="mu-i">''not in public, moron''</span> is <span class="mu-s">exciting.</span>
That and you honestly needed someone to open doors for you. The blood ritual only made your life tolerable, not normal. The rest of your friends busied themselves with a card game introduced by Hadraniel, something she fetched out of a random storehouse.
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A stone cabin was your destination, right before the hiking trail leading into whatever marvels Machitehew had to offer(same road used by Ambrus and his daughter) and, with a closer look, this was no quaint little cottage. The doors were as reinforced as the walls, the lack of windows would easily prevent any thefts and reinforced your impression that whatever was inside was precious.
Thankfully someone was already inside when your trio arrived (Hao was able to walk -with some enduring effort- after the ritual.) One of the many winged folks here was inside, documenting the items. A quiet, red-haired lady with similarly colored wings extending out of her hips sat behind the only table. With glasses on her face and a youthful look similar to Hao, she gave the impression of an educated girl.
''Oh! Are you here for the memories?''
''We've been offered something like that. Can you give us details?'' Klesiah entered first, ensuring nothing was in the way that you or Hao could bump into.
''Of course, of course. Take a look first, you see these gems?'' Student (might as well give her a nickname) gestured toward the items behind her desk.
Sure enough, dozens of precious stones were on display inside a large display case, each ones annoted with something like A-2 or F-I. She was showing a small fortune here, these gems were all nicely cut into thin, long squares made with all kinds of precious gems.
