Min had arrived just on time…
"Stop!"
Ren was about to refuse and jump anyway but...
"Selphira's sacrifice has to be worth what she asked of us at least." Min said it quickly, and there was pain in his voice and the weight of someone who understood exactly what they were asking for. "That's what she asked of me. That whatever we did would be worth it, and we still have time since Hikari is already there."
His voice found its footing.
"I have an idea for dealing with the barrier. But I need your help executing it."
Ren looked at Min.
Then he noticed that Hikari had been mentioned and looked quickly in the direction where he could feel the faint, artifact-muffled signature of her mana, the Royal Giant Firefly, barely perceptible through the concealment, but findable if you knew the texture of it.
He found what he was looking for. The position, the angle and the distance.
He didn't say it out loud because it would have taken longer to explain than to understand.
