The images of the restoration of the temple and, more importantly, of his transformation into an Indech and his six-winged Tiamat form were exchanged across the Web soon after the event and spread like wildfire.
So much so that they reached the Mage Association in a matter of minutes, and from there, the videos also reached the nobles and members of the Awakened community who hadn't attended the marriage.
From that point, it took only a bit longer for those images to reach every corner of Mogar and set off a storm of shock and envy. Jiera was no exception, and the Dead King was the most envious of all.
Yet while every other mage and ruler wondered whether Lith had mastered the fabled art of Creation Magic or had used his mysterious powers as an Indech to restore the temple of the All-Father, Orpal's focus was elsewhere.
'Who cares about that miserable pile of rocks?' He thought in self-righteous fury. 'That's just a cheap trick. Anyone can do it. I can do it!'
