Page 63 (1/2)
"That is because the tiasus says "The Key Generation is reunited, whichoff in preparation for the new era"
"In preparation for you," the golden et out Too olden maiden says "Unless you and your sisters break the seal and initiate the next stage of the prophecy soon, the veil between our worlds will continue to dissolve away"
"Until the day the door is sealed forever," the pegasus says "And any creature trapped within will die"
"Great," I mutter "No pressure"
I stare out over the endless line of o cause reatest army possible, so that oncethe door open and unguarded When we do that, e open the door, we’ll be attacked fro out of the abyss and those already positioned in the human realm, with their hypnotized huine hoe ons, gods, and minor deities ant us to succeed, it seems impossible
I wish my sisters were here with me Or Ursula Or even Nick Souide h this stuff I have to do
I feel a cold paloldeneyes "We believe in you, Gretchen Sharpe," she says "We have been awaiting your arrival for a long, long time Whatever we must do to help you succeed we shall do"
I feel instantly better She’s right I have to get out of my own head about this, I have to keep perspective on the situation There are a lot of creatures--so on s out No point in standing around worrying about how I’ht," I say "Let’s get olden maiden says "To venture farther at your side will only increase the danger Our numbers make you too conspicuous And you ility than we are capable of"
I glance around at the group, at the s of the pegasus, and the uards They are kind of a presence They don’t look like they could o with," Sillus offers "I blend"
I al to do to help me? But when I see the proud, deter at his sides--I can tell how seriously he takes this
"Thank you, Sillus," I say "I appreciate the help"
"The Den is beyond the line" The golden maiden points to a place where the rocky wall juts out into the cavern "On the other side of that foruard, a cacus"
A fire-breathing giant I’ve taken down at least five inhistory One more shouldn’t be much trouble