You'd have done well with Shadowheart, she's a Sharran, so these sorts of rituals might have been practically a Tuesday for her. Or-- well. Former Sharran.

[ he's realizing he's rambling about someone not here, but listen. he misses them right now. hands up in surrender, though he's still laughing a tiny bit. this is how his stress exasperation comes out, and maybe if anything it's something of a relief to see war kinda stressed. it'd be worse if they weren't. ]

As for our mutual friends, vampire spawn, and really only murderous if he's given nothing to do and no attention, which is an easy problem to fix. And Karlach is the kindest person I've ever met, a decade in the Blood War or no. I imagine we'd be somewhat lost without her.

[ well.]

Anyway, I know you weren't responsible for the summoning or Death's untimely end, I saw those sigils. What a mess.