A pause.
Callie turned to him, blinking. Then—shock. Pure, undiluted shock.
"You… don't know?"
Max shook his head. "I don't."
Callie's expression turned into a slight sneer with a teasing smile. "Ignorant," she muttered, shaking her head.
Max smiled wryly, unfazed, and turned back to Klaus. "So? Enlighten me."
Klaus leaned back in his chair, his voice steady as he explained. "There are three main reasons why experts from all over the Lower Continent risk their lives to enter the Mourning Depths, despite its reputation as one of the most dangerous forbidden zones." He paused, letting the weight of his words sink in. "The first is something called a Bone Frame—a treasure so rare that it can only be found in the Mourning Depths."
Max frowned, the name unfamiliar to him. "Bone Frame? What exactly is that?"
