The Phoenix and the Dragon couldn't come out of Zinya's shadow without raising a fuss nor could they leave her unguarded. So, she had entered a building and requested the privacy of a room to let her bodyguards out.
Tezka had come rushing, but since he was in the middle of an experiment, he had needed a few seconds to arrive. He kept looking around the lake for a while before giving up and returning to his lab.
'I hate leaving loose ends but the guy could be hundreds of kilometers away by now if he used Invigoration to Warp non-stop. Besides, nothing happened and this is one of the few days I don't have to look after the kids.' He thought while removing the stasis field and resuming the experiment.
"If you feel safe now, do you mind if I finish my errands?" Zinya asked. "I can't wait to see Kami and Elysia."
"Me too!" Zoreth's face lit up at the idea of visiting her goddaughter and she dragged the Dark Phoenix back into the shadow.
