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Surprisingly, the woman's ability to see without really seeing didn't bother Lyrus in the slightest. Scion wore a blindfold almost constantly, but acted exactly as if he didn't. This woman clearly did the same. Following her 'gaze', he quirked a brow when his eyes fell on Karoko. He hadn't realized the bat girl was inside. He cracked a smile when she approached, and automatically set a hand on her shoulder. Reassuring her, perhaps, though that was rather out of character for Lyrus.

Though he felt a bit foolish at first, Lyrus nodded and followed her instructions, closing his eyes and listening. Nothing. Nothing new, anyway, just the same old sounds as always: his own breathing, the occasional footfalls of people outside, etc. Nothing special.

'Listen only for her' ran through his head, and Lyrus forced himself to focus. Block out everything else, and listen for Kilah. Nevermind that reality told him she was way back at the House and there was no possible way he could hear her. Apparently this was magic, and magic could surely overcome barriers like time. So Lyrus listened.

And there she was.

Speak with his mind? How was he supposed to do that? Or, rather, how was he supposed to express it to the others? But they were all doing it, he could hear them.. Them? There were two Kilahs. Why were their two Kilahs?

Kilah? Aha, he had done it! Stop yelling and shut up the other you. She's confusing me. We're alright--me an, uh, Karoko. The bat thing, he added, just in case. He was fairly sure Kilah would know who he was talking about, but there was always the chance he had screwed up with the name again. Lyrus was bad with names.

So how does this spell thing work? Lyrus couldn't do magic. Any magic. Unless you counted manipulating glass, but all Sins had something like that, didn't they? Kilah had learned magic from someone, as far as Lyrus knew. He had tried once--just once--and decided it was stupid. He would stick with his glass.

Jaxom's a b***h, Lyrus snapped in reply to Nice!Kilah. She was that weird one he had met. Somehow he could tell. The one who didn't know him... That explained a lot.

Lyrus was tempted to gloat as the Kilahs' conversation continued, but he decided against it. He already knew he was 'cuter' than Jax, and how could either Kilah say he was if neither of them could see? For now, his opinion on the subject mattered more than theirs.

He would ask Mignon later.

Lyrus' thoughts faded away as the chanting began; he was tempted to open his eyes and search for the music's source, but knew it must be Kilah, and that looking would be pointless and might even mess up the spell. And then before he could think any further, there was the sound of shattering crystal and his eyes opened on their own accord. They had made it.

"Good job," Lyrus praised with a grin, and would have said more had not he noticed fourth gem, the only one that had not shattered. Frowning faintly, he bent and picked it up. "You found the gem? This is what she wanted."

"What? Oh, yeah." Karoko would go with them. Cracking a smile of thanks down at the girl, he nodded her towards Kilah, but his calm didn't last long. Smile fading, he pocketed the gem--making a mental note to slaughter Jaxom later for going in his room--and turned his eyes back to Kilah. "That's it? You're just leaving? We haven't solved anything. She could come back!"

There was a brief pause while Lyrus considered arguing. But, no, he wasn't in the mood. He was tired, Kilah was grumpy, and Jaxom had probably turned his room upside down looking for the gem--that alone was enough to pull Lyrus home. Mess must be gone NOW!

Nodding silently, he stepped over to Sassy and climbed onto the pegasus' back, both hands closing in her mane. His first ride by himself. ....Good stuff. "See you, then."