Immediately after departing the palace in Solara, Lucy activated her comm-rune and reached out to both Magnus and Mystica. Her voice, though calm, carried the weight of urgency as she relayed every critical detail—the devastation across Solara, the tremors that signaled Sylvathar's likely presence, and most notably, the alarming disappearance of both Liam and Mabel from the heart of the Tempest Palace. She instructed them not to launch a full-on attack if they found Sylvathar, but to keep him occupied—stall him, prevent his escape, and, if possible, press for answers regarding Liam and Mabel.
Now, soaring through the skies over Solara, Magnus and Mystica flew in tight formation, riding smooth currents of air magic. Neither too high to lose their tether to the ground nor too low to be blinded by buildings and terrain—they hovered in that precise elevation where mystic detection would be at its sharpest.
