The cost of its magic is in sacrifice. That's what it sounds like. Does the orb make its cost known? Or is it only found after someone agrees? If you know. I'm assuming no one here has asked an individual orb for anything.
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The cost of its magic is in sacrifice. That's what it sounds like. Does the orb make its cost known? Or is it only found after someone agrees? If you know. I'm assuming no one here has asked an individual orb for anything.