"Wait... whaddya mean th'Refuge doesn't keep th'Void critters out?" Tal stopped what he was doing and turned to face the Flood, pale eyes widening with alarm at this most unwelcome news. "But th'gods... I thought... y'mean it isn't safe?" And the same thoughts that Sunjata had wrestled with occurred to the courier as he realized that Abandoned and Attuned - and supposedly Mer and Ancients - wouldn't be able to use their abilities to protect themselves.
And maybe not Accepted, either, and all his handy magic items.
He didn't quite sit down, but he swayed a little and Boreal padded over to lean against him, offering him her broad shoulders to rest his hand on as his gaze went a little glassy. "Well... fuck. I was countin' on it bein'..." Impregnable? More than a single-use, single-War fortification? He trailed off uncertainly, not wanting to criticize the gods when one of their demigods was present but fuck did that change things.
"I... uh. Huh." He shook his head and slowly went back to emptying the Bag. They'd stuffed a lot in there and he was going to be at it for a little while. Some of Sunjata's other words began to slowly percolate through his shock and he glanced back over again, brows pulling together in a confused frown. "Remi encountered a... woman? I thought he was married t'Ronin?"
And maybe not Accepted, either, and all his handy magic items.
He didn't quite sit down, but he swayed a little and Boreal padded over to lean against him, offering him her broad shoulders to rest his hand on as his gaze went a little glassy. "Well... fuck. I was countin' on it bein'..." Impregnable? More than a single-use, single-War fortification? He trailed off uncertainly, not wanting to criticize the gods when one of their demigods was present but fuck did that change things.
"I... uh. Huh." He shook his head and slowly went back to emptying the Bag. They'd stuffed a lot in there and he was going to be at it for a little while. Some of Sunjata's other words began to slowly percolate through his shock and he glanced back over again, brows pulling together in a confused frown. "Remi encountered a... woman? I thought he was married t'Ronin?"
