Thar's body arrived under full concealment and was placed upon the examination platform in Elyndra's private chamber. The shadow operatives withdrew without ceremony, leaving her alone with the corpse. For a long moment she simply stood there, silver hair framing a face that rarely showed open emotion. Grief still found her. Thar had been blunt, abrasive, and often at odds with her methods, yet he had been a pillar of the council's strength. Seeing him reduced to a still form on cold stone was a loss she could not dismiss.
The situation the body represented was disastrous. Another council member dead. Another region left without its assigned protector. The tears continued to widen, and the quality of the entities crossing through them continued to rise. None of it could be ignored or delayed.
