"Then, I wish you luck in your research on a longer-range communication device, and I hope to speak again soon." 

The crystal circle goes blank, the glow fading. 

Thank you, Tadri.

:You're welcome. Um, did you want to ask me anything else now, or can I go?: 

I think I'm all set for now.

Tadri will wait for her to drop the connection, then, he isn't actually doing anything on his end to maintain it. 

She bids him goodbye and turns her full attention to Vanyel and Yfandes. "That went well."

"...That wasn't at all what I expected," Vanyel says faintly. "I...don't know what I was expecting. Definitely not for him to, um, say that he'd be fine with getting out of the way if someone else wanted to fix the problem with the gods here." He rubs his eyes. "Do you believe him?" 

"I'm not sure." It'd make a good thing to claim either way, right? Like, he isn't going to tell me 'I insist on being involved and will back that up with force'. Although I guess he could have made a stronger push for his usefulness by way of asking to get up to his ears in it and instead chose this tack, so maybe it's just true.

Vanyel switches to Mindspeech as well. :I always have that problem with him. Where it'd be in his interests to say something whether or not it was true. This...does seem like something he didn't have to say, it wasn't in response to a question or anything, I don't think him just skipping it would've been very salient. I guess maybe he could be thinking that saying it would make him seem more trustworthy, so it'd be in his interest that way, but, I don't know...: 

I mean, there's so many levels he could be operating on that without knowing which one there's no way to put weight on a guess. Like, maybe it's true, maybe it's to seem more trustworthy, maybe it's so he has a prearranged reason not to be around much if I decide I don't want to work with him and then he can go do something behind my back, we don't know.

Vanyel tugs at his hair. "Damn it, and now I feel like my head's going to explode again. Um, it sounded like you've got a plan for what to do next?" 

Get ahold of my friends and then find a world without any gods as a base of operations from which I can safely offend any deities I want.

"That, um, seems like a good plan if a world like that exists." Vanyel fidgets, and then resorts to Mindspeech again. :I'm pretty nervous about the thing we did with Yfandes. Leareth seemed to think meddling with Companions was a bad idea. Given that, I'm...more scared about us staying here than I was before: He grits his teeth. :If you did find another world, I - would consider coming with you. Um, I mean, if you didn't mind that: 

Sure!

"Is there anything I can help you with, for that?" Vanyel is expecting the answer to still be 'no'. 

"Sorry."

"I can at least try not to take up any of your time until you're done." 

By doing good self maintenance and not having crises, not by hiding them, please.

"...Um, yes, I meant that thing." 

"Good."

"Is there anything else we should talk about now? I guess if he still does send you reading material I can help, he didn't really confirm whether he was still planning on that." 

Thanks, I'll let you know if any arrives.

"All right." If Bella doesn't have anything more, Vanyel is going to head off and attempt to do something productive with the afternoon. 

Bella works. She eventually goes back into town to buy an article of jewelry to bind the upgraded spell to, a basic twist of copper wire with a chunk of malachite dangling from it. It takes another two days from there. She's in and out of the relay room a lot.

Finally she enchants the earcuff.

She's practically skipping on her way to lunch, malachite bouncing against her neck.

Shavri sees her and waves. "You look really happy! Did you finish the thing you were working on?"