"What's on your mind?" Landon asked.When he noticed Aria spacing out, he stopped feeding her porridge and touched her cheek ever so lightly.She shook her head as she came back to her senses. "Nothing."No sooner had Aria finished speaking than the cultural relic in her hand suddenly began to warm. Before she knew what was happening, a thread of golden light spilled out, circling as if it were sentient, forming a soft arc of light in midair."What's that?" Aria asked, her eyes widening. Without thinking, she wanted to sit upright, but Landon held her down by the shoulders. She turned to look at him, only to see his gaze harden abruptly. The golden light was reflected in Landon's pupils, and his emotions were unfathomable. His fingers tightened almost imperceptibly, and his Adam's apple bobbed ever so slightly. His expression was nearly impossible to read."Did you see it? A golden light spilled out of the cultural relic," Aria said somewhat anxiously, the relic in her hand st
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