"He's fine, Gabby, just down in the Shadow Realm; we both are okay. He isn't with me because he didn't have a way to get through the Barrier since he burned all his Mana during our fight." While he spoke, Cynrik's eyes met those of Benny, Melody, and Kurza before looking away and toward Maeve and the Sanford Couple.
"I will explain in deeper detail later, but I've got a few things to do for now." Shaking off the koala-like grasp Selene had on his arm, Cynrik walked over to Jessup, who, for some reason, appeared younger, with better posture and more muscle definition.
"You look good, Old Man; of everyone I interact with regularly, you were the last person I thought would be hiding the full extent of their strength." With a smirk, Cynrik suddenly threw a swift jab at Jessup's face, only for it to be easily caught by the Old man, who now looked middle-aged.