…An unusual, low-frequency hum began resonating through the street; Silas tried to identify the note but could not quite place the dissonant sound growing in volume. Whilst he had been distracted with Jude, and now this strange noise, a silvery, undulating sphere, with the look of liquid mercury and an almost imperceptible chill to the touch, had been expanding around him, and at the same moment Silas became aware of what was happening, it was too late, and he fell backwards through the portal.
Across the veil-room, a dissonant sound announced the undulating shroud of a portal bursting open; the light radiating out rippled over Medeis’ face as he stood facing the distortion. His cat, a void named Tachyon, nonchalantly wandered in and took a seat, his eyes fixating on the spectacle. Despite the distortion Lethea caused to the surface horizon of a portal, the Traveler, attired in opulent robes, strode through with the expected elegance of an invited guest. At that precise instant, and with an ‘aim’ remarkably fortunate for the Traveler’s demure composure, Silas was violently ejected from the rippling presence, which hurled him to a spot directly in between Medeis and the Traveler.
Although there was no change in the composure of Medeis or the Traveler, and no apparent threat existed from any of the three, Silas was unknowingly a mere moment away from ceasing to exist. Before anyone said a word, Tachyon strolled over to inspect the unexpected visitor.
Seeing the surprised look on Silas’ face, and noting that the man was now scratching Tachyon behind the cat’s ear, just as the void enjoyed, Medeis had judged Silas to be no threat and relaxed his stance slightly. With what Medeis had deduced to be the most likely explanation for what he was seeing being, in fact, what had happened, Medeis gave out a gruff laugh, and he welcomed the Traveler; it had been an epoch, but they had met many times before, and Medeis considered the Traveler to be one of his friends…
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