[ The ice slices through the distance between them too quickly for Thoma to properly move out of the way, most of it catching him on his non-dominant side. The edges make enough contact to hurt him substantially from the elemental reaction, as well as the way the sharp points cutting into his bare skin.

Thoma winces in pain as he stumbles back a few steps and tries to quickly regain his balance. ]

She was a Pleroma too, so we share the same connection as you do with your allies. I've tried reaching out to her, and I can still feel something there... enough to know she's not dead. Just far from here.

[ Maybe he's fooling himself, but Thoma has nothing else to cling to. He wants to believe more than anything that Lumine made it back safely, otherwise she'd be completely cut off from all of them, wouldn't she? ]

Are you still able to talk to any of those whose shards have been permanently destroyed?

[ The question is pitched to Kaeya before he lunges forward, using the end of his spear again and aiming to jab it straight into Kaeya's gut. ]