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.

Comments

audio; un:blue

[firstroar]

It's...accepting a change of hands? Because of...? [of a kneejerk, poorly worded wish?]

audio | username: goodvibes

[aurable]

Are you telling me Minimus rules lawyered the orb to just come back with us? [ He assumes, because it's Minimus ]

audio; un nightmoves

[ruinously]

Oh shit, the queen's dead?

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?

audio; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

Shit. How's the princess doing?

[PRIVATE 2 SABRIEL] audio (un: major.yzak.jule)

[coordination]

So that assumption was correct, about the wish she made.

[ There's a sigh, almost tired sounding. Emphatic for sure. ]

There are times where my mother can frustrate me to no end. Whether it's the fact that she doesn't seem as keen on getting over herself or the choices - wrong choices - she made during the first war, or hounding me about my personal life. But I'd never want to actually do something like that to her, even if those heated, in-the-moment feelings can come out unintended.

She ... probably hates herself a lot, right now.

Knowing what I know of mothers, Xephia, if she's even in a place where she knows what happened, probably wouldn't want her daughter to have to suffer or give something up for her sake. Because a parent seeing their child in pain like that is unbearable.

...

But the Queen Mother is still part of this picture, too. As is the King. Far be it from me to stop a mother from wanting to help her child if she can. Or a husband his wife. Once they realize what's happened and what's going on here...

[ Well. He stops speaking there. Sabriel knows what he's getting at. ]

None of us want to stay here longer than necessary. Not like last time.

However, I'll follow your coordinates to the location given. And I'll remain on standby until everything is in order. [ "Order" being getting the Princess out of here, speaking to the King and the Queen Mother, informing them what the team decides to inform them of, and whatever may blossom from that. ] And when we're ready to return ... we will.

audio | un: silent

[callada]

Maybe this is too obvious, but there isn't any chance the disappearance is just visual, or involving other senses, is there? Does anyone have a way to test if she's present in any way at all?

voice; un: rodimus

[victorylap]

...somehow, this feels worse than the last time.