A "Calm" Conversation over Tea

Nilda…?

"Mattheus? You could have just messaged me, you know," the cat walked out from the gloom of the cavernous entrance to the mines.

Mattheus mentally shook himself. He had just been seeing things a moment before, right? A ghost from his memories rather than truly seeing the human Brunilda that he remembered, with her long dyed silver hair mixed with the glowing green eyes he'd come to know with her as a cat.

I did try to reach you that way first, Mattheus mentally replied.

"Oh? Hmm. Bad reception maybe?" The small feline turned back to look at where she came from thoughtfully.

He doubted it, as he was able to sense her location without issue, but he didn't bring it up since it was not an immediate concern. Something similar happened before in any case, back at the Temple of Basilea.

"W-what…" Saldi stuttered from behind him. "How did the Corruption disappear!"