The first one, from the new tin machine, said the One ,He is dead. They value the oneself over the ourselves and will likely retaliate. We must be careful since we’ve broken protocol.

Yes, said the other,it would be best if we moved to a safer position.

They watched the three soft ones begin to stir. Rast can withstand the twining. We must armor his mind to keep from destroying it with signs, the One thought as it moved away from the other, deliberately and with purpose, Commune with the ourselves. Have them cradle his mind while we communicate.

In unison they touched jewels located on their wrists. Crackling thunder split the air as a thick, jagged line of light appeared between them, flashed and engulfed them.

North Rim

As the thunder subsided, the One, the other, and Rast stood facing one another in the gentle wind beneath a stand of Alder trees.

The spectra remains attached to him. They know he is here. We’ve little time to convince him that we’ve shifted the Hadron to protect them.