Fortunately for them, the other disciples and Jake's companions swiftly lost interest, as reality crashed into them like a jolt of electricity.
"I-I need to get in touch with Gerulf," Lucia stammered, feigning a sprint to the surface, but Jake halted her with a firm grip on her shoulder.
"I-I must call my consorts," Ulfar chimed in, a worried and anxious look spreading across his face – a sight Jake had never expected to see.
All of the disciples, barring Epsilom - a unique being - had loved ones they worried for. Yet, none of them belonged to a faction as significant as Jake's. Foreseeing their reaction to this news, Cekt rushed to pacify them as best he could,
"Calm down. I've already checked in the Mirror World, and your loved ones are faring better than most. The initial victims of the Sinewshade Virus pandemic were, of course, the entry and exit points of the Oracle Cities and Shelters - the Yellow Cubes. Even Thelma suffered greatly.
