He hesitated for a moment, then slowly descended, returning to the inconspicuous, protruding, rocky slope he had left earlier.
"Zehtti, Your Excellency," he called out loud.
After a brief wait, the rocky ground beneath his feet split open once more.
Colin re-entered the secret chamber.
"Do you have something else to discuss?"
Zehtti was watching him with a puzzled look, accompanied by Anna and two others.
"That's right, Zehtti, Your Excellency," Colin took a breath, no longer hesitating, and told the Third Rank Witch before him all he knew about the Elf Clan.
As a First Rank Wizard, his words carried little weight, and with Mentor Atbolde gravely injured and far away in the Siya Continent, and with his colleague Lillian also missing, his connection to Zehtti, who could be considered the highest-ranking Wizard he knew, was tenuous at best.
If he could persuade Zehtti, this powerful Witch, it might add some assurance to his mission.
