audio; un: Sabriel.Abhorsen

[bindsthedead]

[Sabriel's voice is strained and sad as she speaks. and occasionally she pauses, before continuing.]

I'm going to keep this brief.

Minimus and I have found Princess Xoria. But the queen- Xoria wished she'd disappear when they had an argument that night, without understanding what the orb was or what it would do. And the orb is either unable or unwilling to bring her back- believe me, Xoria's certainly tried phrasing her wish every way she can think of.

We'll be returning to the station shortly. I don't think we can do much good by sticking around.

Private to Yzak

If you're still set on your path, here are my coordinates. I'm not going to touch the orb, so once you make your bargain... we'll be sent back to the station.

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audio; un: finn

[hatejakku]

We're just going to leave things like this? If the Princess can't do it, what if someone else can?

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[bindsthedead]

Either the price for the wish was that it could not be undone, or the orb was unwilling to do so.

And even if someone else could undo it- what price will the orb demand? If the Queen Mother makes the wish, will we see a repeat of Gyeonje? Or is one of our number willing to make that sacrifice?

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[hatejakku]

[ One of their number... There's a few seconds of silence. ]

The body. Is that gone, too? All of her vanished?

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[bindsthedead]

Yes- when Xoria made the wish- it didn't kill the queen, she vanished. To be honest, it's possible that the orb simply teleported her far away.

[But given how cruel some orbs can be, Sabriel doubts this... and giving false hope would be wrong.]