[PQ] [RQ] get to the core of it

Nikolai

We are only haunted by the things we refuse to accept
-Bridgett Devoue

Nikolai had  heard how the spire was being converted into a defensive system and had been eager to help. The idea of a canon was both exhilarating and daunting but it certainly sounded useful. And so, determined to do his part, the young Ascended found himself heading to the meet-up point to clear debris.

Spotting familiar faces, he greeted the others, "Hey, good to see you all again." Although he'd never spoken one-on-one with Isla, he remembered her from the recent meeting. Cam and Mabel were thoroughly familiar and Nikolai much preferred to see them absent of vampire gourd company.

Narrowed eyes turned to the Spire. It certainly was a mess. "Where do we even begin?"

Resilience is born even when we feel like we are dying
-Alex Elle