4. Insight

[Erica]

"You can come in, Erica," she heard Elias say. She inhaled sharply but went in nonetheless. Lucien looked at her before averting his eyes. "I think you have heard the crucial part at least?" Elias questioned, gazing at her knowingly. She nodded, her gaze travelling to Lucien, who opened his mouth as if to say something but then thought better of it and remained silent.

Erica crossed her arms and said with a heavy sigh, "I think some things need to be made clear. At least now that I am here and not talking to via dreams-"

"Oh but they weren't dreams, not exactly", Elias interrupted, shrugging at Erica's shocked look. Lucien glared at him, "You did not tell her about soul travel, did you?" Erica's wide-eyed look was now directed at Lucien, "Soul...what?"

Lucien glanced at her before suggesting, "Why don't you sit and let us explain and also answer your queries". Erica nodded wordlessly and took a seat at the long dining table on the far left of the huge hall. She looked at Elia