"This is stupid," Rylan complained, probably for the hundredth time. "We could be out hunting monsters with dad, but
noooo," he draws the word out dramatically. "He had to send us out here to play with rocks."
Roman sighed, beginning to lose patience with his younger brother. "It's not a rock, it's a crystal," he corrected. "And just because we aren't hunting monsters doesn't mean that we won't have anything exciting happen. I was told that the reaction that happens once the crystal is charged can be quite... erratic. Dangerous even, in some cases. That's why they wanted people like us - people who can handle themselves - to do this."
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