After sending a very reluctant Prince Nathaniel back to their old makeshift laboratory, Sirona made Nereus accompany her for another important task. Namely, they had to find Zephyr and check on his condition. Silas claimed that he had drained a lot of his blood, and Sirona had no idea about his condition.
Nereus was there as an added layer of protection. Weakened he might be after she had removed one of his eyes, it was still better than her going alone. Together, they stalked the halls for any sign of his feathers. She had been too preoccupied with the fact that Silas's head was talking than to ask him for Zephyr's last seen location.
Meanwhile, Nereus still had the same look of patented skepticism on his face from when he first heard that Silas could talk even with his head separated from his body.
"I'm not pulling your leg," Sirona said, "I wouldn't make a joke like that."
