[Syrlya glances down as he pulls the lid off the soup. Oh-- that actually smells good.]

It won't last. The Regent is driven, and that threat is going to be creeping closer to them every day. It will be violent.

[They're on borrowed time, and Syrlya's used to that. The stress is almost comforting, because he wasn't really sure what to do with himself without it once the dragon cycle was broken.]

... Have you heard anything from Venera?