Blown away (Moore)

[Nephrite]

Moore blinks, then blinks again. Traveling... yes, traveling.

How strange. Why would he have stopped? Oh well, he can't worry about it now! He resumes his travels north!

[Anastasia]

You don't get much farther until a voice sounds in your mind. "This is Tepen of Aurora. Please reveal your location. Lower your defenses, we will scry to retrieve you."

[Nephrite]

Moore rubs his cheek. "Oh, Sir Tepen! Hello!" He isn't actually sure he can be heard, though... "I'm still looking for Miss Ithea. I know if I keep going north I'll find her." Moore calls out to the surrounding fog, although he does stop moving.

He decides to wait to see if they actually can hear him before he continues explaining the circumstances.

[Anastasia]

There's no reply for several long moments, but suddenly...

Will save. You're also entitled to SR if you want it.

[Nephrite]

Moore takes a breath but just waits out whatever's going to happen!

He's going to let it hit him, whatever it is.

[Anastasia]

Nothing immediately happens - until a swirling blue portal appears. Elder Magi Tepen steps through, "Aurora retrieval service," he says with a hint of a weary smile, "Stille and Crystal inform me that all of you were cast adrift from one another?"

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "We ran afoul of a slaad -- ah, I think it was a slaad. I... ended up somewhere else, but managed to get back to the Deep Ethereal. I divined that to get to Miss Ithea I should continue north until the "juncture beyond space," and I've been traveling in that direction. I think Miss Ithea is still here, so I wanted to try and meet up with her first. Do you want me to go back with you, Sir Tepen?" Moore asks.

[Anastasia]

"Come back," Tepen remarks, "We're trying to locate Ithea right now."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "As you wish." Moore will fly into the blue portal!

[Anastasia]

Let me pause you here. Ithea shouldn't be much longer and you're ahead of her chronologically. I should get you rolling again in a day or so, depending if I catch Ithea tonight.

[Nephrite]

You betcha.

[Anastasia]

Merged back into the main thread. Locked.