Xeoniteridone's full pause of concern made me smile. Even more so when I felt Ram's mind touch mine.

The drach have completed the delivery, he sent. The antidote is now away.

Excellent. Knowing things were about to get ugly, I threw a net of power around Xeoniteridone and myself, much as I would if I were engaging in a battle for Plane status, only many times stronger than normal. Xeoniteridone registered my act as I cut us off from the rest of the room with a ...