The depths of Ice

[Anastasia]

Dana and Benyen carefully call back then, "Will it work here?" Dana asks, tensely, eyes ahead.

[Yuthirin]

'If not, then we know we have to fight our way out.' Tryll replies.

[Anastasia]

Dana and Benyen fall back to you and the ceiling rumbles again, louder, as this time The Dead continue to hang back.

Miranda hurries to you as well, "This is getting too tight," she agrees, looking up at the ceiling, cracks running along it.

Wyvern Riders are holding back. Go.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll opens a portal back to Ysgard! Or tries to anyway.

[Anastasia]

To your surprise, nothing inhibits the portal at all.

"I'm not one to turn down an invitation," Miranda says, "Not when they seem content for us to get out of here."

[Yuthirin]

'Convenient enough. Everybody in.'

[Anastasia]

Somehow, it all holds - until the moment the last of you is through, at which point there is a loud CRASH of ice a mere second after you are, crunching down hard as the portal flickers out, gone.

"Message received, lich," Debonah murmurs aloud, "Next time I'll be ready to answer it."

[Yuthirin]

'Oh yes, we'll have to visit again. Maybe call in some fire elementals or something. They're almost as fond of explosions as Calleigh is.' Tryll gestures with a face tendril at Calleigh, who is doing her very best impression of an icicle.

[Anastasia]

"So...now what?" Dana asks, arms crossed.

[Yuthirin]

'Break time. Regroup tomorrow. I've used half of my reserves on this trip, and I was getting concerned once I had. Need to rest and do some scrying on the sage.' Tryll says. 'Also, we'll need to let Calleigh defrost overnight. Ysgard is good for that.'

[Anastasia]

"Let-" Benyen says, before you feel it. That throb, that feeling of sensation. A connection to Benyen, echoing between yourself and him.

Node update for Benyen, go read.

[Yuthirin]

'Benyen. You're throbbing at me. It's a bit awkward.'

[Anastasia]

Dana blinks at that while Benyen says, "I feel stronger," he says, simply.

"It happens around us," Dana says, "Good to know that shit's working for you, too."

Miranda exhales, "Let's go home and we can talk about it there over dinner."

Anything to add here?

[Yuthirin]

Nope!

[Anastasia]

Congratulations, you've reached level up time. You and your node are now level 32. Go ahead and begin level ups and aim to have yours done by the 26th.