She and Shen Yi only needed to stand on the wreckage of the stars and wait for that line to take the bait.
Xilos landed beside Shen Yi. Her red eyes rested for a moment on the now-dim Authority Crystal, then moved away.
After a brief silence, she asked softly, "Lord Shen, should we tell Wen Ke'er about Enrosis?"
Shen Yi paused so slightly it was almost imperceptible.
He lowered his eyes as though weighing something. Only after a long while did he sigh and say, "We'll see."
Xilos nodded and said nothing more.
She knew what troubled Shen Yi.
The connection between the Black Fog surrounding Wen Ke'er and Enrosis ran far deeper than it appeared. If they were going to tell Wen Ke'er what Byron had told Xilos, they needed to choose the right moment—not now, when everyone was on edge.
One careless slip, and the news could reach the wrong ears, causing fresh trouble.
Besides, even Xilos had yet to fully understand what lay behind the name Enrosis.
All she knew was that the connection ran deep, so deep that even Byron had been reluctant to say much. Once disturbed, there was no telling what it might drag into the open. They had to take it slowly.
"No rush." As if he had read her mind, Shen Yi added, "Once things settle down here, I'll think about how to tell her."
"She seems quite concerned about Enrosis. It won't be easy to handle."
Xilos murmured in acknowledgment, but her gaze moved past him into the distance.
At the edge of the Immortal Sacred Land, a faint halo of light now shimmered around the barrier.
It was not dazzling, but it carried an undeniable weight, like an invisible wall separating the entire Holy Land from the outside world.