The depths of torment (Afina, Surraruthru)

[Ebiris]

"We made it out in time," Afina nods to Adrian and Calleigh as she flutters to a stop, before she sweeps her gaze over the Elysian fields. "No sign of Hanna's group yet, though? How's everyone here? You got away before the attack could take place?"

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh careens into Afina, glomping onto her side and babbling at near-indecipherable speeds, "TherewasabignoiseandthenGisfalorderedusofftheplaneandlotsofshakingandaBIGLOUDvoiceandfireinthewordsandthenweshiftedhereandGisfalwasmeantomeandthenAdrianWOULDN'TLETUSLEAVEandweweregonnasneakoutanywaytotrytorescueyouandyoucameback!"

[Ebiris]

Luckily Afina is used to having to slow herself down for everyone else's benefit and so she can understand Calleigh's torrent of speech! "I'm sure Gisfal didn't want to be mean, he's just under a lot of stress," she says, patting the smaller fairy's back above where her wings protrude. "It was scary on Lifasa too, but we saved a lot of people so it was worth doing."

[Yuthirin]

"Oh." Calleigh's grip loosens. "Well I guess that makes sense. He's in charge, so he gets all the stress. How was Lifasa?"

[Ebiris]

"Amazingly we managed to leave it worse than we found it," Afina grimaces at that. "I only just plane-shifted away after Bel arrived, but considering what happened when Abigor set foot on our world? That might well have been its death-blow."

[Yuthirin]

"Nooooo it used to be so pretty! Don't tell me you're giving up!?"

[Ebiris]

"I'll never stop fighting, whether for liberation or revenge," Afina says firmly, looking around once more. "Where are the others, they should be back by now..." she says, growing worried.

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh nods, satisfied, "You guys were the first to show up. Who are the others?"

[Ebiris]

"Jaela and 27 were guarding our rear - she gave an order to retreat just as I was already fleeing. Hanna, Simmer, Garm, and Fenrir were the other group down in the caves. I'm hoping Simmer just shifted them to the plane of Fire and Hanna doesn't have any way to get here immediately."

[Yuthirin]

"Dang, ok. So we're missing two groups. That's...a lot. What are we gonna do?"

[Anastasia]

Looking around, you two see Moore's group coming out of a portal, back and safe as well.

[Ebiris]

Afina didn't even know they were gone anywhere. "First we'll try and contact them via sendings or find them with divinations. Can you see to that for now, Adrian? I have to talk to Gisfal about something related."

[Anastasia]

Adrian nods, "Yeah, I got it."

Okay, what do you need to talk to Gisfal about? I'm aiming to move you all along, but if you need to talk to him first, say so.

[Ebiris]

I want to talk to him about kicking Tailiel out because this all happening right after we recruited him is suspicious as all fuck. This can be incorporated into the general after action meeting if we're gonna do something like that.

[Anastasia]

Indeed then, okay. I'll lock this thread, and once I get a reply from Jaela, I'm gong to move onto that.