Koltira would be left waiting a while, as Bariyan didn't exit the sanctum until the morning after -- rested, fed, and still the most Light-deprived he'd ever been. Conversations within the sanctum had calmed him somewhat, but he remained ill at ease with the loss. And now that he had time to recuperate, he'd started worrying about a plethora of other things, besides.

So the sight of Koltira waiting outside of the Sanctum portal was a welcome one. Bariyan spotted him soon after coming out of the portal, and smiled.

"I have to point out," he said, looking around, "this isn't Hearthglen."