"Thank you," she said. Simple words, but there was a depth of gratitude to them. "If you would, apologize to the scouts for me? I meant to come and join the front lines in Emprise. I meant to be on my way out with a caravan that same day, but then--" she gestures helplessly at their surroundings. "I can't leave, not now, if she were to wake up alone..."

Nari chuckles, although the sound is more forlorn than anything. "I don't know which of us needs me by her bedside more. Me, most like." Sina had plenty of people who cared deeply for her--she cultivated good will almost as well as plants. Living things just seemed to love her. Nahariel on the other hand... she had only one Sina.

"I'll send letters with the supply trains, if you like. By crystal for any more immediate news?"