Chapter 42: Lankko's Experiments

Back at the shelter, Lankko tried different tests on the jade statue. He knew that the statue was of strong magic. He felt its energy when the statue was still at the temple, pulsing as if it were alive. It was able to mask all other currents of energy and overshadowed Mira’s trail that he was following with his senses. In the short time that Lankko was able to sense the energy flowing in all things, it was the first time that he sensed energy of such magnitude and he felt drawn to it. He wondered if the Emperor’s magic sniffers worked the same way. Perhaps magic sniffers were drawn to magic energy like moths to a flame, finding its warmth and light attractive. However, Lankko wondered if like the flame, the magic could become too hot and burn the moths that it lures to itself.

Lankko sat on the flat rock where he had previously tried to hack the jade statue in an attempt to reveal its powers. Tired, he sat on the flat rock with a hand under his chin, thinking about what other tests he