The voice was one that Mares recognized as belonging to Qiulei. It should not be surprising that she was there, they had probably made some considerable noise and chaos that would get the attention of powerful individuals.
Still, it had been so long since they had briefly met, and added to the fact that they had been looking for her this whole time, her appearance was a surprise. A welcomed one though.
She looked at him briefly, showing a small amount of surprise as well.
They, more specifically her, had been aware of the rumors and tales of what happened at Crixus.
Her dear apprentice had pestered her a lot to check on the planet's condition, and admittedly, Qiulei was also very curious to learn more about whatever might have happened there.
