Sartan hurried through the caverns of the Underworld as quickly as his feet would carry him, slowing only to round corners. The smile on his face showed only a fraction of his excitement. Olock and F'Ledro trailed behind, their lips curved into anxious grins. Sartan rounded another corner and shook his head in disbelief.
"I just can't believe our luck!" he exclaimed again. "Not only did we get the children of Dayne and Eaisan, but we finally brought in Eaisan himself!"
"Truly, it is a glorious day for the Vermillion Mages, Sir!" Olock agreed.
Sartan stopped and faced him. "No," he said, his smile growing further. "For the kyrosen! Soon we will shed that ridiculous alias and a new era for the kyrosen will begin!"
Olock and F'Ledro added their cheers to Sartan's before the three continued through the tunnel. "How long until we can have another implant ready?" Olock asked.
Sartan led them into the control room and powered up the generator. "Not long. The majority of the mechanism has been ready to go for weeks, but I haven't yet begun assembling the outer casing. Should be ready by late tomorrow if you two give me a hand."
"And how is the training of our other student proceeding?"
Sartan laughed as he plopped into the chair beside the control panel. "So far, so good. I've got Alaan running a series of tests to weed out any potential bugs. Nothing major has been reported yet." His fingers rattled the keyboard a few times, and a schematic of the Underworld appeared on the display screen. A few more keystrokes, and a power grid appeared. "All right," Sartan said, hitting one final key before standing. The display showed a bright orange line running from the control room to a larger den further underground. "I've powered up the lab. Let's get down there and get to work."