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[youmiscalculated]

[ There's a lump in her throat when Istredd says that. We look out for each other here. It's like having a family which helps soothe the sting of being without the bonds she formed on Etheria. Swallowing hard, the gratitude might as well be radiating off of her. Being alone is one of her biggest fears now that she knows she doesn't have to be, that Shadow Weaver isolated her on purpose.

Then he keeps going, and her eyes dart around as she processes the information. Catra is home, still on that hill with her planning their immediate future. That's maybe as perfect of a moment she could be in. It doesn't change that she's sad, but it does alleviate her irrational guilt. Closing her eyes, she takes a deep breath and lets it out softly. ]

I didn't know that. It helps, I don't feel like she'd be mad I'm still here, anymore. It still isn't fair to let her be here just long enough to have a routine together and feel...normal.

[ As 'normal' as it gets, anyway. Adora brushes away a stray tear and then takes a more fortifying breath, one that has her straightening up a little in her seat. There were so many moments during the rifts when she thought Catra could be hurt, and hurt badly. Now that she knows Catra is gone, there's no more worrying about it. There's no more hesitating to jump head-first into deepening her connection with the Singularity. ]

So, what can I do here? I want to know and learn everything I can about my magic, and the Singularity. If it asked me for help once, maybe it will again. I want to be stronger, just in case I can do more than just send a message.

I'm back from mini-hiatus. yay

[magicalarchaeologist]

[ Istredd wasn't always a team player but this place changed him. Even when he was growing up, he kept apart from the other mages, and they weren't exactly trained to be a team so much as competition at times. Easy to fall into line when they had to fight, otherwise a power play. He isolated and then he was here and the situation forced him to change, and he's grateful that it did. It means he has the ability to soothe other people who come here with the message that made his life better.]

It is very unfair, this place can be difficult to adapt to. Knowing her, she'd probably be more worried to know you're some place alone, but you aren't alone.

[ Istredd knows that would be part of it, if he went back and some part of his brain knew that he was, it would be very worried for Lucifer being left behind. That's what happens when you love someone. But it's not something they can actually change or do anything about, that's the problem. They have no power on this issue, and it's a tough thing to swallow, but it's reality.]

I know various people have been trying to look into the spell that brought us here, either to anchor us to stay here, or to send us home, so it could be possible eventually.

[ He is one of those people, the anchor in particular his focus. There are a lot of people, himself included, who would like to stay. But he's willing to look into how to send people back too, they seem like two sides of the same coin. If one is figured out, the other one probably can be too.

She takes a turn toward problem-solving and he thought that's probably where this would end up, which is why he took her to Nott.]

You can ask Rhy what will be helpful in Nott, he and Kell have been working on ways to improve it, but there's no harm in getting to know the people here. We have a portal open and you just have to be back by sunset.

[ Istredd comes here sometimes to go to the book store, but not very frequently. Rhy has seemed more interested in doing lasting change here, and he assumes she already knows him.)

I can teach you the native magic but I've also trained people on their own magic. I have seventy-some years of experience so I'm pretty good at it. The Singularity may call on you again, it does that.