"That is not how it is usually done, and will come at a cost, but - if it is what you most need, then yes, I cannot deny you."

"What cost?"

"It is effortful for us to speak with mortals in this way. And - not easy on your side, either. You may notice you are fatigued after this." 

He'll believe it when he sees it. "Okay. Thank you for speaking with me."

A nod. 

- and he finds himself back in the doorless stone room in front of the silky alive-feeling crystal of the Heartstone, with Moondance staring at him in awe. 

"- hey. Thanks for, uh, being a dream relay, this seems to have been important."

"What happened?" Not just awe. There's fear there as well. Moondance's hand is shaking again, as he reaches to usher Cam back across the magical barrier that from this side looks exactly like a stone wall. 

"- pretty much what I came here for. She wanted a word about what the problem is, and I should write Vanyel some notes, wake him or possibly Yfandes up to make sure they're understandable and they don't need me for anything, and then, uh, fly up very high."

“What did she think the problem is - why does flying very high help, do you need to stay unseen…?”

"Apparently there is a supervillain somewhere who likes mind-controlling people. I think if I am up above the atmosphere this will be much harder for him to do, and I'll still be able to maintain correspondence and drop care packages. It will be less fun but you can't have everything. But Van can't pilot the shuttle even if I leave it here for him, so I need to make sure he's okay making his own way home and give him some emergency instructions for in case the supervillain can grab me in space."

"I...see." 

Going by Moondance's expression, he doesn't. 

"I– do you need anything from me?"

"Show me where they're sleeping?"

Moondance can lead Cam over to the ground-level ekele where Vanyel is sleeping. Yfandes is curled up a comfortable patch of moss nearby.

"Thanks. You can go back to bed." Sigh.

Moondance offers Cam an uncomprehending-yet-sympathetic look, and starts climbing the ladder to his shared ekele with Starwind. 

Cam writes. He translates dismissal and summoning instructions, apologizes for his departure, explains how to write him a letter, renders an introductory phone manual into Valdemaran, and wraps all this and the phone and a few spare chargers for it into a tiny package. He wakes Yfandes.

Yfandes wakes quickly.

And is also startled. :- What? An attack -?: 

"No, no, nothing like that. I'm waking you because Vanyel always looks like he needs a lot of sleep, and, uh, I got what I came here for - Star-Eyed Goddess talked to me - and I wanted to explain to one of you before I go."

:....Wait. What? The– the Star-Eyed Goddess talked...to you...directly...?:

"Yes, it was very helpful. I'm going to operate from orbit around the planet for the foreseeable future - I can still get stuff reasonably well-aimed from there - and I am leaving this package of contingency instructions plus a device Van can use to receive replies from me if there's anything we need two-way communication for. Will you and he be able to get home okay from here, or should I wait till he wakes up and give you a ride back?"

After a long pause -

:- Yes, we can, er, get home all right on our own. We've done it plenty of times before: 

(Well. A handful of times. But close enough.) 

"Okay. If you need me for anything write 'letter to Cam' on a letter and I'll get it next time I check my mail, or use the phone - instructions for both are in the packet. Thank you both for everything."

:You're welcome: 

For a moment it seems as though Yfandes may be about to add something, but she doesn't. 

"- anything else before I go?"