The Situation Behind The Scenes

As Varian was about to embark on a non-stop teleportation journey, his comm suddenly lit up.

< Are you leaving? We should be there any minute.>

Varian wanted to refuse and leave right away. But he thought of the current situation and wondered how long it'd take for things to settle down, if ever, and decided to at least have a proper farewell.

Exactly forty-six seconds later, Kyle and Maya stood in front of Varian, both panting heavily.

"I know you're about to do something dangerous, but take care!" Kyle gave him a hug and looked at him with pitying eyes.

Varian broke the hug and said. "I'm not going to die."

"But you always end up in something big." Kyle pointed out with a wry smile.

Maya nodded with a pout. She didn't like Varian risking his life. But there wasn't much she could do about it.