She took off her gloves and touched it. It was warm, and glowed brighter as she did.

There was no doubt in Lum's mind that this was her mother's crystal, stolen from her family.

She closed the box, and made her way to the door.

The crowd that had gathered at the entrance to watch her was in the way.

"This was stolen from my family," Lum said.

"And I will return it."

No del was willing to be in her way, and she left without another word.

Once out of the tower, she reached out to Dia, who was in Rotoridginfram with her father.

Sky and K'Sarian were trying to explain to them the strange machine they found in the inner chamber of the Temple.

Lum requested to leave for Mount Locke, to return her mother's crystal, as she had promised her father.

Sky, knowing everyone had been through a great ordeal, called a temporary respite to his pathfinding.

Everyone on it would be free for one month to do as they pleased, freed from the binds of the contract to follow Sky, eventually reuniting in Ion.

And so the party split.