Eido is visibly distressed. "My father's condition is deteriorating. He's not himself. His mind veers constantly toward vengeance, he questions those most loyal to him, and—"

"And I have nothing! No answers. No cure. Only jars full of powders and a few hundred ancient texts I can make no sense of! I'm sorry. I should… You have enough to worry about."

"Variks has some troubling reports from the old prison. Apparently ther have been intruders—someone else with an interest in Fikrul's new abilities."

"He needs you over there right away."

"I don't know how much longer my father has. And if a Kells of Kells isn't there to challenge Fikrul…"

"We have to end this soon."