"Darian!"
Niara's voice echoed, and that was the last thing Darian managed to hear before his consciousness shut down completely. It wasn't a simple faint, but a total blackout, something no one else would ever wake up from.
His body staggered forward, but Niara grabbed him firmly before he could fall.
Her expression was extremely tense, but she took a deep breath and closed her eyes, focusing completely.
Everyone else rushed closer as well. Runar, for his part, beat his wings and flew toward a specific spot at the edge of the crater.
Everyone saw Niara touch Darian's forehead; then they felt something flowing from her into him, but they couldn't understand what it was.
Seconds later, she opened her eyes, but her face was clearly pale.
She breathed heavily, then turned and spoke in a trembling voice: "Lucius... you're in charge of everything... I need to go with Darian right now."
