Vulturnus sees all

Then Vulturnus turned his face to the North and ruined it.

I see more lights.

I followed his gaze and then rose with a sigh.

“Yeah,” I said. “Me, too. A little faster than expected, but…oh, whatever.”

I wondered, in Levant’s general direction, how the loading was going and sighed again at the image she returned. I’d need to buy some time, it seemed.

Seven lights, Vulturnus said as the ships in the sky continued their approach. With more inside.

More machines? Well, we were in Atlas. If anything, hopefully we’d face nothing but machines.

I glanced down at Xihai inquisitively and she blinked her shiny black eyes at me before shaking her head.

Empty.

“Hm…is it actually my lucky day, then?” I wondered. “That can’t be right…what else do you see, Vulturnus?”

The Elemental watched the ships, surprisingly focused. He didn’t shift or move, but watched it with interest.

Something bright inside, He said before pausing a moment as if searching for the words to explain. In the end, his expression flashed into a frown for a moment which I took as a failure. And something bright inside.

“I don’t understand,” I admitted.

He paused for a moment before giving up on words and showing me, letting the world unravel into circuits and charges, actions and reactions. I saw what he saw and understood.

There was something bright inside and it was bright inside.