"It is possible," Kasrjin replied, though it was not entirely clear which of her questions he was responding to, if not all of them. "It is clear that they found something on him worth killing him for. Kai--this Khadai may have been young but he was more than a match in combat. They either took him by surprise or with greater numbers. We were both on the same mission here, and so it is possible that he achieved some success as well." The Xaela patted the keystone in his bag again. "As for this...I would ordinarily suspect that it was only useful to those who knew how to use it, and thus no one but the Tsenkhai would be interested in it. If whatever he was carrying is related, then I would be wrong in that count. Not only that, but it is possible that what I carry is not the sole piece of the puzzle."
The keystone was a hemisphere; was there another half? More pieces? Did it form a sphere at all or some kind of alien shape that wasn't known to him?
"This raises more questions," Kasrjin said before standing up. "And I suspect that many of them may be answered if we find whoever killed him. Caution would be best going forward. It is impossible to tell if this Khadai was deliberately targeted or if it was merely because he was Au Ra." He glanced at Roen. "I do not recognise the phrasing; that would seem to be our only link forward, but I do not believe it would be safe for me in the city. Should you have an idea, I believe it best for you to investigate within the city. I will remain in the outskirts for now and attempt to discern the activities of my kin before his death." He raised an eyebrow. "What do you believe the phrasing to be?"
The keystone was a hemisphere; was there another half? More pieces? Did it form a sphere at all or some kind of alien shape that wasn't known to him?
"This raises more questions," Kasrjin said before standing up. "And I suspect that many of them may be answered if we find whoever killed him. Caution would be best going forward. It is impossible to tell if this Khadai was deliberately targeted or if it was merely because he was Au Ra." He glanced at Roen. "I do not recognise the phrasing; that would seem to be our only link forward, but I do not believe it would be safe for me in the city. Should you have an idea, I believe it best for you to investigate within the city. I will remain in the outskirts for now and attempt to discern the activities of my kin before his death." He raised an eyebrow. "What do you believe the phrasing to be?"
