[text] [aka no way is he showing his face right now]

[rebells]

Is everyone all right?

I think it's safe to say that this changes things considerably.

Comments

[rootbound]

[Vern's voice is pretty flat, matter of fact]

No idea. And they had no way to go above the ocean that we know of without our help either. So it's likely it's indeed to do with the barrier and its contents.

[rebells]

[There's a soft tsk sound--someone isn't very pleased about mysterious barriers, it seems.]

And we aren't any closer to figuring out how to overcome that, either.

[rootbound]

Unless that explosion also blew it open . . .? Live in hope, as some scholars say.

[rebells]

We can always hope. There might be some sort of clue, at least.

[rootbound]

[sighs]

Everyone there is all right? No one got caught too far out in the open?

[rebells]

I'm at the house we're all staying in, so everyone here is all right. If anyone got caught out, I haven't heard from them yet.

[Which, you know, could be good or bad.]

[rootbound]

Like I said, we're on the mountain, but Geir has enough armor that we were okay. If people are heading up there soon we might just meet up with you when we see you go up.

[rebells]

Sounds good; I'll let you know when we're heading out.