Lysander looked up when Erend emerged from the portal. A weak smile spread on his tired face.
Despite his exhaustion the sight of his familiar visitor brought a little life back into his expression.
He set aside the equipment in his hands and walked over to greet him. Erend returned his smile with a small nod.
"It's been a while, Erend," Lysander said as they exchanged a firm handshake. "I wasn't expecting you to visit today."
"Sorry for dropping by without warning," Erend replied. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything important."
Lysander glanced at the mess surrounding them and let out an embarrassed laugh. "Well, you've certainly arrived at an unfortunate time. I'm afraid the place is a disaster right now. I've been working on an experiment, and things didn't go quite as planned."
Erend looked around the room, taking in the scattered materials, strange instruments, and the traces of Magic in the air.
