[Estinien lifts his shoulders, like he's not particularly convinced by what sounds like unearned bravado. He assumes that yes, it will hurt Nero. Given what they've seen, expecting any less would be ridiculous.]

If we hear word of more dire actions on Thorne's part, more urgent action may become necessary, but I have higher hopes now than I did the first time I escaped their grasps.

[Still being powerless and trapped within Thorne's territory was a major detriment, there.]

I think our best course of action is to find how much of the Singularity's power is accessible to us now. That is the one thing he have over the mages here... to the degree that it makes the High Mage's heart ache with envy.