Having crossed the barrier gate, he was officially inside the Relic.
The concentration of the Whisper element on the inside versus the outside of the barrier gate was extraordinarily vast. It wasn't unbearably uncomfortable like the Fishbone Pirate Ship, but the area of influence unique to site-specific Relics still made Shard feel quite unwell.
It wasn't intense headaches or nausea, nor was it the constant harassment of incoherent low whispers. He felt a sort of... desire, and his scattered thoughts seemed to emerge with unusual ease here. In fact, Shard even thought about pulling out, and such a need to flee was an absolute impossibility for him.
"Oh, I need to focus my mind a bit more."
