The Hunt
Michael and Selena left for the Phantasm Spring once Michael returned from the Origin Expanse. Their farewell with Hesta wasn't grand, but Michael calmed down a little. He talked to his older sister normally and told her they could speak about everything that had happened in the future.
Meanwhile, he ignored his mother. Evalynn Fang stood there like a stone statue, and Michael treated her as such. Evlaynn didn't take that nicely, but Michael didn't care enough. Instead of minding, he left with Selena through one of the teleportation arrays in the Teleportation Chamber.
On their way out, they encountered Evee, whose back was drenched in sweat. She looked perplexed and distressed and rushed to Selena to tell her something. Selena cast a dome of curse energy around them to isolate their voices. Even though Michael tried to eavesdrop on their conversation, he couldn't hear anything.