[There are no objections to the choice of route--it's likely this is where Viktor was headed anyway, given his experience with crystals and the relative ease of traversal. In addition to everything else, he carries a messenger bag, presumably for samples.]

I've always wondered. [Not just about the quality of Abraxan healers or the strength of healing magic, but about what it would have meant for him, if circumstances were different.] If I'd arrived in Thorne instead, if they would have been able to do anything for me. We could only go so far with healing magic in Cadens. They simply didn't have the knowledge.

[So they explored other routes, for their permanent solution. Viktor thinks he knows who Kyle is talking about, given the relatively small number of Summoned that arrive every so often, and he frowns again.]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[Here and gone so quickly. Maybe the Singularity made a mistake. It all seems so pointless.]