"...Oh." When Sunjata put it like that, it made perfect sense that the void creatures could get in as easily as a villi or a blink hare. The courier felt the back of his neck reddening as the extent of his blind faith sunk in, twisting uncomfortably in the pit of his stomach as one of the core assumptions about his new home was shaken to the bone. As the Flood continued, the twisting in his stomach only intensified. Sure, there'd been the LongNight meteorites, but they hadn't found any problems at the site.
Except the Void shit had started appearing right after. And all those seasons ago Safrin had gone to face a threat that wasn't even on their world, and...
"Wait, so you gotta test it on... yourself, somehow?" Something in his Archon's voice dragged Tal's attention back enough to focus on the words that boded really, really poorly if they meant what Tal thought they might mean. "But... th'Refuge blocks your powers, too, doesn't it?" He was pretty sure that had been the whole point of a place where both Ascended and non-Ascended were supposed to play nicely together. Dark brows remained drawn together, furrowed deeply as his scowl took on a cast of concern.
The revelation that followed did nothing to reassure him. Not privy to the letters that had flown between leaders, and not having spent much time around the notice boards in other lands of late, he'd missed the updates. He was learning them now, however, and his brown skin blanched at the news. 'Wh...but... So was th'woman, like... bit by a Void critter an' corrupted?" But who on Caido could be stronger than the Lullaby, even with a Void-juice boost?
Except the Void shit had started appearing right after. And all those seasons ago Safrin had gone to face a threat that wasn't even on their world, and...
"Wait, so you gotta test it on... yourself, somehow?" Something in his Archon's voice dragged Tal's attention back enough to focus on the words that boded really, really poorly if they meant what Tal thought they might mean. "But... th'Refuge blocks your powers, too, doesn't it?" He was pretty sure that had been the whole point of a place where both Ascended and non-Ascended were supposed to play nicely together. Dark brows remained drawn together, furrowed deeply as his scowl took on a cast of concern.
The revelation that followed did nothing to reassure him. Not privy to the letters that had flown between leaders, and not having spent much time around the notice boards in other lands of late, he'd missed the updates. He was learning them now, however, and his brown skin blanched at the news. 'Wh...but... So was th'woman, like... bit by a Void critter an' corrupted?" But who on Caido could be stronger than the Lullaby, even with a Void-juice boost?
