Shade felt that Luvia was currently playing a game of "pretend I'm a professional fortune-teller" with him. Otherwise, she should not have spoken like that.
He smiled at the girl formed of flames.
"I want to know three things right now, ranked by urgency: Where is that special insect now, or when can I meet it? What exactly is the final effect of my unique Words of Sublimation? And when will the insect swarm's second wave of attack arrive tonight?"
"My knight, destiny shall lift its skirt for you."
One of the four coins floating above Luvia's right palm flew upward and burst into dazzling sparks at its highest point. Although the "special effect" differed somewhat from past divinations, Shade understood that this meant the divination had succeeded.
The girl with her arms spread wide said:
"You still have time to rest, my knight. The swarm's most powerful leader and breeder will appear in the skies southwest of the city at 8:39 tonight. It will not face your challenge alone. The Tree will provide it with part of its strength, and the evil bred beneath the earth will obstruct your path forward."
"So I still have fifty minutes to rest? That is good news. Southwest... So it has brought along a relic related to the earth, then? Once Vanessa returns, I'll discuss it with her. Now then, fortune-teller, please continue to show me the path ahead."
The second flame-made coin flew into the sky, but failed to bloom like the first. Then two coins rose at once, yet they too failed to reveal the secret of the Outlander's Words of Sublimation.
"My dear knight, I am sorry that destiny has not revealed the secret concerning you. But this is not destiny's punishment. What you do not know, the Ancient One