Kire pondered the question of Gavin's origin. "That's likely. But there is the question of his sire, of course." She turned to Gavin. "I'll tell you about it later, alright?" 
Gavin sighed. "Alright." 
"I could give the lad the short version," Narda said. "See you later then."
Kire watched Ruli walk away before turning to Envy and going with him to his chambers. Though there was still work to be done, it at least looked homey. 

At his request, Kire sat opposite him, cross-legged. "So, as you saw in the memory, I was able to do things with the portal I hadn't been able to before," she began. She rubbed the burn mark the Ring left behind. "Partly I think because some of the energy from the gate got absorbed by the Ring, and because I 'broke it in', I think I might be able to manage pulling or pushing things through the portals without me needing to jump through, myself. I was something if you had any ideas about how to practice that. I obviously have no gate to siphon energy from anymore."