Ardala went back the next day and the next, pouring herself into the sphere, bringing the life back to the High Court. There were some too far gone to be saved, they were mourned, and their pyres were given the highest honors. Slowly the lights came back on and Ardala started getting news from the temple of healing. Vajra had survived the first night, then the first week, then the first month. His body was healing and so was his mind where Chaos had tried to tear it open.

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