We quickly left my home and headed straight for the Slipstream. I did my best to keep my rising anxiety at bay, but it must have been obvious because Daphne reacted by giving me a comforting squeeze of our joined hands. I couldn’t lie that I feared that the Elder’s might decide to remove my status. No matter how much reassurance from both Nimue and Fylaneiros have given me, I couldn’t let the possibility of a true death leave the forefront of my mind. There was so much riding on my survival. Avalon was on the precipice of being destroyed or becoming the shining society I have always envisioned. My friends and loved ones were all waiting for us to return, to give some hope in this war. 