"And the other doubles?" Ren pressed, unwilling to give up completely. "Did they take all the leaders?"
"Arturo is relatively available," Wei admitted, "but he doesn't have as much direct contact with me. And his role is more... logistical."
Ren felt a wave of frustration wash over him. He had been planning to offer his fusion abilities to the main commanders, but if they were already in active combat, the window of opportunity had closed.
"I wanted to activate everyone I could... the tamers under the royal family, as well as those under Liora and Luna's families."
He opened his backpack, rummaging through his belongings until he found what he was looking for.
"Besides," he said, carefully removing a small sealed container and his dagger, "I have something that could be useful."
