The sound of steps echoed around the cavern, waking Mokuba from his sleep. He sat up and watched as someone holding a torched entered through the dark stairwell. He quickly lay back down and pretended to sleep when he realized it was Antonio. But, someone was with him.
Mokuba squinted through the dark to get a better look at the guy Antonio had slung onto his back. He had to be in his early twenties. Fiery red hair topped his head and he was dawned in jeans and a black sweater. Something glittering on his hand caught Mokuba's attention and he wondered what it was.
Antonio hauled the guy down at corridor that Mokuba couldn't see what lay within it. The sounds of screeching metal was heard, then he could hear a lock click closed.
When Antonio reappeared he was alone. He went over to the large wooden table and placed something in one of the seven circles carved into the table. Mokuba recalled Chiquita explaining the circles. It seemed that even if two Shadow Gems were close, they acted up. So, the circles created magical barriers around the Gems so their powers won't intermingle and cause damage.
Once he had placed the new Shadow Gem on the table he turned and retreated back up the stairs. As soon as his footsteps couldn't be heard Mokuba got up and went over to the bars so he could see just what the new Gem was.
So far three Gems sat in their circles. Mokuba's Obsidian glittered at him. Another one was Antonio's Moonstone, which was set into the rim of a pocket mirror. And the newest was a glittering orange gemstone Mokuba couldn't name, neither could he recognize the markings etched into it. The orange Gem was set into a gold ring.
That must be what I saw one the guy's hand. Mokuba thought.
He was so deep in thought that he jumped when he heard more footsteps. Instantly he ran back to his bed and pretended to sleep. From the corner of his eye he could see Antonio return, but something was bundled in his arms. He went over to a cell on the other side of the room and opened it, set what he was holding on the cot, and exited and locked the cell behind him. Then he returned to the table and placed yet another Gem down, then left once more.
Mokuba lay still for a few more moments before he slowly got up and cautiously returned to the bars, gazing out at the table. The new item Antonio had set down looked to be a bracelet or a choker of some sort. It was a simple leather strap with shells and beads hanging from it. It took a few moments for Mokuba to figure out which was the Shadow Gem, seeing as all the stones looked similar. But he could finally make out the round marble like Gem. He blinked.
Is that really a gemstone? Mokuba thought as he gazed at it questioningly. It looks like it's made of metal.
Once again he couldn't name the type of stone, nor the writing carved into it's surface. Finally, he sighed and returned to his bed. Maybe who ever now lay across the cavern from him could explain it in the morning.