A Memory Faded

[Spectre]

"After.. we waited.. We didn't leave until months later when I finally asked if they were continuing our repairs. When they said that was all we were getting, we packed up shop and headed back."
He laid his hand flat on the table, slowly raising it up and making a small movement with his fingers. "You have.. no idea how it feels waiting that long for nothing to happen...." He sighed. "You have a pretty good idea of what happened once we left.."


The stone continued to speak, however it's topics began to travel down a slightly darker path than before..
"Rejoice.. this one is free... The lights of Anuk'sa reveal themselves... Servant of the light.. please deliver this one to the promised ones... I beg you..."

Reyes could hear the stone's rantings, as well as the two operatives, but to them only faintly. The marking labeled inside Hemlock's notes was described as a small imprint, very much shaped like a miniature cross. While the shape was unusual, the instant she'd place any part of her hand over it, her mind would very suddenly be filled with visions and sounds of a planet under bombardment, a shuttle exploding, a woman and what sounds like an infant child screaming, and a man sobbing. At the end of it, the very faint sound of Hemlock's voice could be heard.
"Emma...."