"The Void." He spoke succinctly, tone neutral, but there was a flicker of pain in his eyes at the admission. "It has also destroyed the Healing Springs in Halo." Preventing the curing of the infected in the future, at least until they could be rebuilt. "It is growing more active. More... aggressive." Unspoken - because they could never be sure of who was listening in - he did not say that they could not ignore the threat much longer, hoping that someone else would step in and face it for them.
A waitress appeared, wings folded but steps light as she approached the table with a perky smile and offered a menu for the group to share. Hadama made a murmured request for water and hibiscus tea, no stranger to the cafe and its offerings, and sat back to let the ladies peruse the list. Once their server headed back to the kitchen to collect their drink orders he spoke again.
"How were your LongNights?" A question asked to both in turn, curious but not too worried. He had seen Thalassa just after Flowerbirth had begun, and Maea seemed unharmed as well. Both were in good enough spirits that it seemed unlikely they had encountered anything catastrophic while the sun had been gone.
A waitress appeared, wings folded but steps light as she approached the table with a perky smile and offered a menu for the group to share. Hadama made a murmured request for water and hibiscus tea, no stranger to the cafe and its offerings, and sat back to let the ladies peruse the list. Once their server headed back to the kitchen to collect their drink orders he spoke again.
"How were your LongNights?" A question asked to both in turn, curious but not too worried. He had seen Thalassa just after Flowerbirth had begun, and Maea seemed unharmed as well. Both were in good enough spirits that it seemed unlikely they had encountered anything catastrophic while the sun had been gone.
