When Jon and Zoe were able to look again, they saw their grandpa floating above the two objects of power, but he was translucent, as if a ghost or a hologram.
"Jon, Zoe. It's so good you're working together. Only because you worked together am I now able to tell you why I gave each of you your respective inheritances."
Jon and Zoe looked at each other, then back at the image of their grandfather.
"There are forces at work that want what you two have. I needed to send the stone and the talisman to you separately, as a security measure. They were meant to work together, but as you probably have already realized, they can be just as powerful if used separately.
I'm sorry I couldn't come to you in person, that I had to leave you this recording instead, but right now it's just not safe. Before I go, please know that I love you both and that I'll always ..."
Their grandfather turned his head and looked spooked. "Oh no, they're here."
Then the ghostly image of their grandfather disappeared.
"What happened?" Zoe asked.
"I don't know."
"Do you think he might still be alive?"
From his grandfather's message, Jon thought that maybe he was.
