Nestled in the exquisite wooden box, carved with a delicate yet complex series of arrays that worked together and lined with the silk of Mother Moon Spider, was a petal.
Not any ordinary piece of plant.
It was a peach-shaped, rose-colored petal that radiated soft, inner light, as though it was a star shimmering in the middle of the night.
Each delicate vein, traced with faint gold, pulsed with serene energy, calm and ancient.
Even with the barrier around the container, Noah could feel the extraordinary power contained within this little petal.
The vial did not stop the mild, sweet fragrance from wafting off the box.
But the most extraordinary thing about this petal was not how it looked or the amount of energy it had.
'What a pleasant surprise.' Noah thought as he closed the box with a click and stored it away. 'But this is not the only good thing present here.
