Sensing Alpha's arrival, Liora nodded her head in greeting and, after a brief pause, reached into her pockets and took an object out.
As she unclenched her fist, that object was suddenly revealed.
It was a small pile of dark gray ashes that moved continuously within her palm as if each individual particle possessed a will of its own.
The moment these gray ashes appeared in the outside world, Alpha's amber eyes shone with a newfound brilliance.
Subconsciously, she couldn't help but take a step forward and stretch her right hand, seemingly reaching out for them.
However, just before her hand came into contact with them, her movements paused while her eyes regained their clarity, snapping her back to reality.
Staring at the ashes floating within Liora's hand, Alpha couldn't help but wonder:
"Lord, what is this... thing?", she asked as she forced herself to take her hand back. Alpha's voice contained surprising vitality, losing part of its natural coldness.
