Swirling Wind had kept them from being crushed by the Eternity Seal, but it had also depleted their mana cores many times over.
When the Severed Sky array had disappeared, Protector and Nalrond had raised their guard to protect their weakened friends.
'Where is Jorl?' Lith's suffered from such severe mana abuse that even the use of the mind link poisoned his core. 'He knows he can't win. He might try to take us hostages or take us down with him.'
"Shut up and rest!" Solus' eyes teared up as she inwardly cursed herself for being unable to use Swirling Wind properly and help him. "We got Tezka on our side. He'll take care of them."
Both she and Uragar were right. As soon as the endless power of the sun had restored Tezka's body and core, he had chased after the Upyrs. The Book of Knowledge hadn't wasted time relaxing the space properly, so Tezka had an easy time reopening Uragar's Warp Steps.
