A playful grin formed on Maddox's face as he brought his hands up defensively. "Hey, hey. I didn't expect to need one. I'll admit not bringing a lacrima was my fault. But trust me, it was a bit difficult to get my hands on communication after I completed the job. I'll tell you all about it later," he defended himself while chuckling. But after he settled down, his serious expression returned. "Just on my way back I heard many rumors. We have more enemies by the day and fewer allies by the night... And it seems the Magic Council isn't doing much about this either."

The young mage let out a sigh, before tilting his gaze up at the ceiling. "You need to... no, the whole guild needs to come up with some kind of plan. [I]Before[/I] the evil is upon us and we are crushed beneath it." His famous red eyes came back down to the master. "We may never find the source of it if we go looking... but it will surely come to us if we are unprepared." The young man crossed his arms over his chest now, still leaning against the wall. "I didn't expect you to have a solution. But that was on my mind the entire trip back. Just thought I'd let you know. And yeah... I'll start bringing a communication lacrima with me now."