Ian nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Is that so..." Silence fell over the room. Just as Arnold could no longer hold back and was about to speak, Ian continued, "Then, are you certain that when you banished that Plaguebearer, the creature did not carve a summoning array?"
"Of course not. That Plaguebearer was completely knocked out at the time, so when would it have had the time to draw an array?" Charlotte said matter-of-factly, then looked at Ian, waiting for his reply. But Ian remained silent, prompting her to ask again, "Did you think of something, Ian? Stop speaking in riddles. I hate you people from the Church of Wisdom the most—you only ever say half of what you mean, acting just like riddles."
Ian sighed, glanced at Arnold—who was also staring at him—and explained, "On the dawn you banished the Plaguebearer, I saw in a dream a pale blue star streak across the sky, though it vanished in an instant. Shortly afterward, I sensed the aura of change within the city..."
Chapter 224