Malor and Ranak

“There are others close by now”, Morwath thinks. No longer so alone, the fear is replaced by frustration. “When will I see them, feel the union, be whole again ?”

A familiar voice interrupts his reverie, “You understand Ranak? These are sacred to me and I offer them to you in exchange for your support.”

The samurai is close by, holding a faintly glowing orb in his left hand and pointing at Morwath (the shard). To Morwath’s right is a large red dragon whose eyes are fixed on the orb.

“Yes, my Lord”, the dragon mutters, still transfixed.

“You will protect the Book with your life and in return, you may have this gem”, again the samurai indicates Morwath.

“Yes, my Lord”…

Interpretation: Iki Moko (Malor) does a deal with Ranak in which the Dragon receives a Shard in exchange for protection of a Codicil.