[ is that what it was...? it makes sense, in a way, but somehow that doesn’t make her feel any better. ]

Maybe. But then… who set it up that way? The leaders? Or was it something the Realm did so we could get more of the nova? Or… was it just one of those disturbances they’ve talked about? If that’s the case, it could happen again… and there’s no guarantee they’ll all survive, like we did.

[ isn’t there anything they can do to keep anyone else from dying? ]