Good. That's kind of what he needs right now.

"She will not be doing it again."

"I guess that's why we left all our daemons behind."

"That's why. Someone else tried to grab Path, but Adarin stopped her and she didn't try after that - they just don't get it here."

"Yup. They're pretty much all terrible. Let's grab Adarin's stuff and go," says Zeviana, business-like.

Isabella hugs Adarin until he indicates one way or another that he'd like to go pack.

His sister helps. She eyes the broken glass once, surmises what happened, and gets to work from there.

Isabella helps put things identified for bringing along into containers.

Then everything desired is packed. It's time to go.

Isabella makes sure he is bundled up in his fluffy coat, then away they fly.

He is bundled in his fluffy coat without trouble. On the way, Adarin solicits snuggles. He requires them.

"Hidden, right?" surmises Zeviana. "Am I about to find out what my freaky soul animal is?"

"Yeah, it is. His appeared before I even noticed he'd crashed my picnic," says Isabella.

Zevi snorts. "Alright, let's find out, then. If it's something terrible I will demand a freaky soul animal refund."

"You... realize this is permanent, right? If you do not get along with your soul animal this is a sign of serious emotional problems, what you get is what you get, no take-backs?"

"She understands," says Adarin. "She's just being flippant."

"Pretty much. Besides, it's better than the alternatives."

"You could go back to living in your plant maze, I'm not gonna judge. If you go through and get a snail, you will have a snail. If you go through and you get a sardine you will have a medical emergency. I cannot guarantee you will get something convenient, cool, or interesting."

"Yup. Adarin, if I have a medical emergency do the obvious thing."

"Yup. So let's do the thing, and see what funky soul animal I get."

"All right," says Isabella, shrugging, duty discharged, and she flies through the portal.