Aksai browsed through Loken's most recent memories first—his orders, his plans, his panic, and everything that had happened right before the battle.
Then he dove deeper. Core memories came next, revealing the truths Loken had tried to hide, the secrets regarding Kalingoot buried far inside him.
To Aksai, it felt almost effortless.
To Loken, it felt like his mind was being peeled open layer by layer.
Aksai kept his hand on Loken's head, calm and steady, as the Soul-searching Technique continued to pull memories out like threads of light.
Images, thoughts, and emotions drifted into his Mind Palace. He sorted through them one by one, trying to understand how Loken had gained his strange powers.
Aksai had unknowingly made a huge mistake this time. He had let Shuan and the others rest instead of asking them for the latest intel first.
