The scrying spell goes dark.

He turns away. "Still not working." And looks around a bit frantically for some task he can make himself very busy doing. 

They are sorting through those possessions the Fiend Pharaoh displayed in his throne room, some of which have traps that need disabling?

Vanyel can definitely go disable traps! Without making eye contact with anyone! 

"It might be worth checking alive people from your world to rule out that your world is just unscryable from here," he says after about half an hour when they've filled up their cargo bag with trap-free salvage. "And you could pass a message to them, more cheaply than with Sending - telepathic spell-like abilities work through a crystal ball."

"Sure, that's a good idea." Vanyel picks himself up and hauls himself back over to the crystal ball, and (ignoring a moment of insane temptation to try for Leareth and startle the hell out of him), aims for Savil. 

And after a minute or so the image blurs and then shakily resolves onto her.

Vanyel is torn between relief, that it worked, and disappointment, that it worked and that means Tylendel isn't just unfindable because his entire world is. 

:Savil?: he tries. 

She startles. 

:Ke'chara? Gods, where are you - are you all right...?: 

Wow, this is...a lot to explain. :I'm fine. I, um, am stuck in another world though: 

:What: 

:I know! It's really weird! But there are other worlds - they've got their own kind of magic, I'm trying to learn about it... I think I can figure out a way to come home, but if it's not urgent, I'd rather learn more first: 

Long pause. 

:Ke'chara, er, are you...sure...that you're all right: 

Sigh. :I know it's really implausible! I can maybe find some way of sending back a message or a magic artifact, or visiting? I just wanted Randi to know that I didn't, um, run away or anything, I'm fine, also I could be a while: 

Another pause. 

:Oh. I see. Well... Send us a message if you can, then: 

:Is everything all right back home?: 

:...Yes, it's fine: 

Her mindvoice is just a little stiff. Probably because she's still mad at him, and now has no useful avenue to pursue that. 

:All right. Well, I'll try to be in touch. Take care. And sorry for vanishing on you, I know there's a lot of work to do: 

:Shh, ke'chara, don't fuss about that part. You did so much for us, you've more than earned a break. Just... Take care, all right?: 

:I will: 

And he backs away from the spell, and tells the others it does work to reach his world and he's now gotten a message to his aunt, who as one of the King's top advisors can pass it on to him promptly. 

"Oh, good. 

Do we want to try the other three throne rooms? Might be smarter to do that tomorrow."

"Probably. I'm a bit tired, and I still need to Gate us back up." Presumably the Delay Pain is still in effect for it, at least. 

"And I want to do some reading on the other pharaohs and guess what to expect from their defenses."

“That’s a good idea! And we can discuss what makes sense for you to prepare versus me just casting it.”

"Yeah. We should've done more of that in advance, really, having you around changes how fights play out quite a lot."