Book 3, Chapter 68

Miscalculation

Nyris was well aware of the powers of Lifesbane… If the rune could be layered… A doubling in attack speed wasn’t just a doubling of one’s damage output. There were also the other effects; the more runes that were layered, the more likely one of them would be triggered.

He gained a renewed understanding of just how much of an impact powerful runemasters had on the empire.

Nyris stopped eating as well, struggling internally for a long time before asking, “Father, should I find a way to Faelor and join Richard’s expedition?”

Philip cut a kilogram of meat out and threw it into his mouth, “Faelor is vast, only one step away from becoming a primary plane. Such a place is priceless, worth more than dozens of ordinary secondary planes. Are you eyeing its riches?”

Nyris smiled, “There are more planes than true runemasters. If I wanted to develop a plane, couldn’t I just ask you?”

Philip nodded, “Then why do you want to go to Faelor?”

Nyris...