Book Four: Chapter 83

Sulyvahn ignored him, and looked over at the dying shrubs. “I’ve almost never seen one get that big. It must have had a proper meal, and recently, too.”

Sensing there was something to that statement, Mike ran toward the patch of dirt in the ground where the elemental had popped free. It had left a hole behind that was roughly the size of a softball. He stuck his hand in the hole and felt around, his fingers sliding over something hard.

Yuki helped him dig up the ground, and when they pulled a glass jar out, they saw four dimly flickering lights inside. The jar was decorated with symbols that Mike imagined were magical wards of some kind.

“Huh. Makes sense. Fairies woulda spotted that beastie right away. I bet it captured them to keep them quiet.” Sulyvahn yawned. “Looks like the excitement be over, so if ye dinna mind...” He gave a mock salute and vanished into the shadows.

Mike unscrewed the jar and opened it, tilting it over his hand.

The sparkling li