He sat in the offered chair with a grateful nod for the hospitality, smiling wanly at Felix as the baby fell into an innocent doze. "Thank you," he accepted his friend's sympathy for what it was, appreciating the support, though there were others who needed it far more. "It is... still raw," he admitted. "It was a nightmare down there, and then to lose both the one we went to rescue and then to see Safrin fall as well..." He sighed and shook his head, blue eyes meeting Vai's soberly. "And not knowing whether she is gone or badly wounded... It isn't easy. The fall of a true god on my world was a momentous and terrible event, rare and with fallout that could echo for centuries, if not more. To say I am unsettled by what I witnessed would be an understatement."
Her concern was met with another wan smile and a faint shake of his head. "I wasn't... but the one good thing that came out of yesterday was Deimos bonding to a unicorn. She's a lovely creature, and was kind enough to heal us of the poison last night - though I wouldn't be fool enough to turn away the professional opinion of a human healer," he added with a nod to the doctor-in-residence. "Amalia was... I think she was healed by Safrin before... well." He sighed, reaching up to rub at his forehead before peeking from beneath his brow at Vai again. "And... there's still another trapped down there. The Tulhaimnar gave me a hint of how to destroy the plants so they wouldn't send out any more poison, but it will take magic, powerful magic, and I..." He spread his hands and shrugged helplessly. "I am no longer a mage. So I was hoping I could ask your counsel on what to do next."
Her concern was met with another wan smile and a faint shake of his head. "I wasn't... but the one good thing that came out of yesterday was Deimos bonding to a unicorn. She's a lovely creature, and was kind enough to heal us of the poison last night - though I wouldn't be fool enough to turn away the professional opinion of a human healer," he added with a nod to the doctor-in-residence. "Amalia was... I think she was healed by Safrin before... well." He sighed, reaching up to rub at his forehead before peeking from beneath his brow at Vai again. "And... there's still another trapped down there. The Tulhaimnar gave me a hint of how to destroy the plants so they wouldn't send out any more poison, but it will take magic, powerful magic, and I..." He spread his hands and shrugged helplessly. "I am no longer a mage. So I was hoping I could ask your counsel on what to do next."
