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Mammy’s eyes narrowed as she stared at Elcha, and her confusion was so manifest she couldn’t have hidden it even if had tried. The moment was so ripe that I jumped right in concluding my sister’s shower of questions, “Enough of your secrets. Looks like they may cost us too much.”

The men looked at each other, puzzled, both moving their eyes at Nargara thus giving her a free hand making the decision.

She exhaled trying to pluck up her courage.

“If we answered your questions now, that would bring around even more of them, and we cannot explain everything…”

“Why?” Elcha immediately asked in the most assertive manner.

“Because we are all bound by the oath of Erion,” Mammy replied quietly.

Now it was our turn to exchange glances.

“Any level to it?” I tried to clarify once I managed my shock.

“First,” Nargara answered in even a lower voice, and fixed her gaze on the fireplace.

We were perfectly aware what it meant; read about it in the Book of Elements.

Erion was a sacred oath with three levels and a great conquering power. It was somewhat different for each of the Elements, yet the point was always the same.

The third level oath was an oath given in words, and if broken it would inflict physical cripple on the guilty party. For life.

The second level oath – magic; if broken, would cut off all the sources taking away the magic powers.

The first level – and the most dangerous – oath on blood. It would kill if violated.

Elcha’s emotions ceased immediately and she sat on the bench at the wall, with some absent-minded expression on her face.

“Any time constraints?” unless expressed that question would have blown my mind.

“Seventeen years… Over in a year’s time” Truvle answered, at the same time answering my next question even before I could ask it.

Silence fell on the room, except the fire cracking monotonously. Nargara broke it first.

“The oath was taken in a small circle of folks, and you weren’t there with us then.”

“So we can’t tell anyone else, that’s the worst part,” Yoos added.