"Hmph." Gro-Tagnud stroked his chin looking down at the large light. "That's awful easy. Assuming Vile doesn't know we're looking at his realm, that would be the obvious objective to strike, whatever is under there."

"[i]Assuming,[/i]" Teroiah echoed. "Though, even if it was meant to draw our attention, our means of locating Vile narrow it down to that area. We will have do deal with it."

Gro-Tagnud raised an eyebrow. "Maybe he's just not on his plane right now?"

Teroiah rolled her eyes. "And where else would he be?"

"Hiding somewhere."

Sabine spoke over the conversation. "Hal-Neesa. What was the last phenomenon you witnessed with this much energy?" She glanced to the others. "I fear it may involve the souls Vile took from us."

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Lunise remained sitting on the stone, staring ahead with her arms around her knees, for a long pause after Meesei finished speaking. Her usual stern mask of a public expression was cemented onto her face, even as her blonde hair curtained around its sides.

After a long half-minute, Lunise slowly stood to her feet. She regarded Meesei with her hands clasped low in front of her. "Retrieve the dresses, if you please. I shall need a moment to think."

She then turned around and walked several steady steps nearer to the edge of the rock. She stood looking out over the horizon of the ocean, unmoving but for the light waves of wind disturbing her dress.