Hearing her son, Celeste Grant smiled. "It certainly is a treasure."
'The Divine Artifact the author planned for the heroine. But it's ours now.' A smug look crossed her face. 'The heroine can get lost and stay lost.'
'As a side character, if the book's dear author won't give me a power-up, I'll just have to take one for myself.'
At that thought, she simply flipped off the air. 'Sorry, dear author, but your side character is going off-script.'
Aaron Sinclair asked, "Mom, what are you muttering about?"
Celeste Grant waved her hand and chuckled. "Haha, it's nothing. Quick, look down below."
At that moment, the entire Silverstream Valley was wracked by landslides and fissures, the ground caving in like a tidal wave. At the same time, a massive tripod began to rise slowly from the earth.
Celeste Grant hovered in the sky above Silverstream Valley, her vantage point offering a crystal-clear view of everything below.
