[Liem's brows lift in surprise at her admission — then furrow ever so slightly, as he realizes what it means. If Quetzalcoatl didn't even know whose cocoon she was resting against, then she must be as lost as him on the matter of how exactly Set even came to be here.
And yet, she knew enough to be aware that he had vanished, and to come looking for him. It gives Liem a little comfort to find someone already here, watching over him, even though — once again — Set hadn't extended a request for such consideration.]
It is. And I've found him; his shard is here.
[He pats the curved side of the pod welling up from the ground, confidence mingling with melancholy in his tone. How had someone like Set managed to end up here, at a time when the blight was finally receding? Even though he expects Quetzalcoatl to be just as in the dark as he is, he can't help but ask anyway.]
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And yet, she knew enough to be aware that he had vanished, and to come looking for him. It gives Liem a little comfort to find someone already here, watching over him, even though — once again — Set hadn't extended a request for such consideration.]
It is. And I've found him; his shard is here.
[He pats the curved side of the pod welling up from the ground, confidence mingling with melancholy in his tone. How had someone like Set managed to end up here, at a time when the blight was finally receding? Even though he expects Quetzalcoatl to be just as in the dark as he is, he can't help but ask anyway.]
Do you know what happened to him?