"Commander? Is everything well?"
The healer Empath's voice carried some genuine concern from nearby and Qatrand realized she had been standing motionless for several minutes. While all the spiritually compressed information was studied, the sword in her grip was held tight and the Skydancer recovered.
|**You are stronger than you know. She loves you beyond measure and will find a way home to you. Trust yourself as she does.**|
Energy began to fade, leaving behind only the echoes of Elua and the avatar's presence from the original tiny spark… and the bird's increasingly agitated movements as the others of the strikeforce began to circle. Qat forced herself to focus on what was necessary.
"I need… to go back and speak with the regional commander as soon as we can. When we are done here with-"
While speaking, the truth settled in deeper. That Elua was gone, potentially for months. A similar estimate to the length of the invasion - but trapped somewhere beyond normal reach.
