Rohan huddles up in the corner of the shuttle and is awkwardly silent the whole way down. 

As soon as he's back in Mindspeech range of the (non-Taver) members of the herd, though, he's reaching out. 

- and shortly later he's in contact with Yfandes and Kellan, by now a few miles south of the outer walls around Haven. 

:- Cam?: 

"Uh, yes?"

:Can you put me down, er, over...here...?: He sends a mental image. 

"Here?" Cam pans the camera till it matches approximately.

:Yes, thank you: 

Once the shuttle lands, Rohan dismounts as fast as he can. 

Kellan and Yfandes both look over.

Kellan looks at Yfandes.

Goddamnit. 

:Cam?: she sends. :What’s happening: 

"...uh, I'm dropping Rohan off? I'm going to go get Kilchas next."

:- You know what I mean. If you're not willing to tell me what's happening with the Heralds, can you cut out the bullshit and just say that?: 

"I don't know what's happening with the Heralds! I've been in Hell for a while and people were not writing to me as much as they could be! The only Herald I heard from was Van and presumably unless I have mistaken you for someone else you'd know whatever he does."

:....No, you haven't mistaken me for someone else: 

This is so painfully awkward to say.

:- but I - I don't know what... Is he all right?: 

"...did someone attack him again, should I nip over to Healers' before I go get Kilchas down -"

:- I, I - haven't heard he was attacked in particular, but I...would appreciate...if you could check on him. If you don't mind: 

"Aren't you... telepathic. Is he out of range -" Little model Van. "He looks, uh, convalescent?"

:Thank you: 

Yfandes turns her head away and doesn't say anything else. 

"You're, uh, welcome. I'm going to go get Kilchas." He gets back in his shuttle and rises into the sky again.

Yfandes and Kellan converge on Rohan. 

Yfandes nudges her muzzle against his neck. :Are you all right?: 

:....I mean. No: 

:Is Kilchas–: 

Rohan interrupts before she can even finish the name. 

:Please don't. Just. Please: 

:- Right:

:I - I'm sorry: 

And the three of them go on pacing by the riverside, not speaking. 

Kilchas is waiting when Cam arrives back at the space station. "Everything go all right?" 

"I'm really confused about what the heck is up with the Companions. Yfandes seemed confused about something up with Heralds but I don't know what's up with Heralds at the moment, do you?"

"Not really! Van sent me some baffling messages but I know he's also on a lot of drugs still. ....Oh. Rohan's been blocking me out entirely ever since we started trying to talk about, er. About gods. And - probably that came up in Haven too. So - I guess maybe Yfandes wouldn't know what's happening down there. Is Van all right?" 

"Convalescent. I don't have any new messages from him. I might stop in and see him after we land but I didn't want to leave you up here." Down they go.

Kilchas, too, reaches out as soon as he's within his own Mindspeech range. 

:- Savil? What's happening?: