Scar's voice arrived across the link without preamble.
She left it at that. Quinlan could feel her through the bond, steady and sure, and the faint thread of anticipation beneath her composure was the only tell that the request carried more than it said.
He raised his right hand, and [Warp Gate] tore the air open.
Scar came through first. Mask drawn, cloak settled, posture straight, and the ice-blue eyes that found him the moment she cleared the gate were bright with quiet pride.
The Lilies stepped through behind her.
Lilith Ravenshade at the front by a half step, white hair pulled back, blade sheathed and back rigid.
Bronnya at her left shoulder, arms folded over her breastplate, every line of her massive frame locked tight.
Jallen with her spear low and her grip tight on the shaft, gaze already cataloguing the terrain.
