"Mm," was Kala's positive response. The quicker they found out what was going on, the quicker they could adapt to the situation and she needed all the help she could get. "She's a good device and she puts everything she has on the line. If she's proud enough of me to do that, then I'm always going to do the same for her. You doing the flying is fine by me if it comes down to it, Rein. Rising Phoenix apologizes every time we go airborne, but we manage straight until the end."

She was already moving after the line, her jaw set.

"For now, I guess we need to make sure we know what's going on. Then we can figure the rest out as we go along."