"'Fully containing the unwanted effects of the Hi-Exsphere requires an inhibitor ore-zircon alloy,'" Kratos recited woodenly, still looking down toward Lloyd's hand. It was from the scientific paper that had been published shortly after he'd been cleared for active duty again during the Kharlan War, the paper that had owed its entire existence to him.
"The Hi-Exsphere...or as you call it, the Cruxis Crystal."
His heart was pounding in his ears. He'd hardly confessed to anything, merely given Lloyd a series of facts that would serve to nudge him in what Kratos assumed would be the right direction, but this was as close as he'd ever dared to giving Lloyd a straight answer, and after so many lies and deflections, it was difficult to choke out something even marginally related to the truth. His greatest secret, now dangerously close to being uncovered, all thanks to Landel and his cronies - how proud they had to be.
"They were all destroyed once the war ended." His voice had fallen to barely above a whisper. "All except, naturally" - his eyes flicked up to Lloyd's, almost begging him to understand - "those that already belonged to Cruxis."
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"The Hi-Exsphere...or as you call it, the Cruxis Crystal."
His heart was pounding in his ears. He'd hardly confessed to anything, merely given Lloyd a series of facts that would serve to nudge him in what Kratos assumed would be the right direction, but this was as close as he'd ever dared to giving Lloyd a straight answer, and after so many lies and deflections, it was difficult to choke out something even marginally related to the truth. His greatest secret, now dangerously close to being uncovered, all thanks to Landel and his cronies - how proud they had to be.
"They were all destroyed once the war ended." His voice had fallen to barely above a whisper. "All except, naturally" - his eyes flicked up to Lloyd's, almost begging him to understand - "those that already belonged to Cruxis."