Protectively - this could still be a trap, and the Book was more important than her own life - Signum holds the Book of Darkness out, ordering it to absorb mana from the crystal.
"SAMMELN."
The Book flares with energy and runic triangles hover in the air as it attempts to drain the crystal - not Aibghalien, at Signum's strict mental command. He could get hurt if he tried to struggle out of it, after all.
"Ungültiges Ziel", the Book says as the attempt fails.
"Hmph. So much for that," Signum says. "Obviously it can't take mana from an unliving thing, no matter where the energy originally came from."
I am obviously making shit up as I go here
"SAMMELN."
The Book flares with energy and runic triangles hover in the air as it attempts to drain the crystal - not Aibghalien, at Signum's strict mental command. He could get hurt if he tried to struggle out of it, after all.
"Ungültiges Ziel", the Book says as the attempt fails.
"Hmph. So much for that," Signum says. "Obviously it can't take mana from an unliving thing, no matter where the energy originally came from."