[h3][center]Edge of Illuna Forest[/center][/h3]

	The tension after leaving Hyznia was heavy. Rem was aware they could be followed. CMAS coming to quash Sulfrax before he could make good on his plans. An unsatisfied king of mages spying on him, though unlikely. Even random encounters such as the Gaians looking for someone to murder. Rem Vano was quite familiar with this area, yet that did not stifle the growing threats of war and intrigue in the land.

	Of the many things that had become curious of late the one that stood out the most was Sulfrax's arm. When Florence, the now safely dead Gaian, cut through the arch mage's attire it revealed the chaotically charged arm he hid beneath bandages. Rem had seen firsthand how powerful Sulfrax was but at what price?

	Senna, Rem's faithful companion, prowled close behind him. She was far more wary, her head tilting back and forth at the slightest of disturbances in the forest. Rem finally spoke up. "Master Lauchlin, I want to know something about you." He felt a little guilty having to ask about a personal thing that the master seemed to guard but it was something he had never seen before. Rem above all was a researcher and an explorer, he had to know or his curiosity wouldn't be quenched. "What happened to your body? Your hands? I've never seen anything quite like it. Almost as if you can barely contain your power." The traveler looked inquisitively at Sulfrax, hoping he would get a real answer.