Istredd does reach out to the others and he never manages to convince them to let the kids go, because there is no point. They aren't people to Thorne. He suspects they are not the only ones suffering this, if they believe this is the only way, but he can't deal with the other two groups. Only theirs. He tries to muster up the ability to talk to others, get them through this, but his heart isn't in it.
This is all very painful to experience, but it feels worse when they pull Luicifer out of the carriage, and they are faced with the crater. It doesn't look like much but Istredd can feel the power radiating off of it. He's been on it before, during the Dimming, when it's mostly silent outside of some pain aftermath. This isn't the same thing. The storms rage on around them, there is no end to them yet.
There is no reason to be afraid. The first time this happened, everyone lost their memory, but they've been through the Horizon before. It should just put them through it, and then they can talk on the other side about what to do. Yet a part of him feels uncertain about this. It's more daunting now that it is real. What if it is dangerous to them after all? With nothing but questions and no way out, all he can do is take Lucifer's face in his hands.
Whether he is responsive or not, Istredd looks him in the eye. "I love you," he says clearly and directly. If this does go wrong somehow, if the worst happens, Istredd wants those to be his final words to his angel. If they go in, they go in together.
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This is all very painful to experience, but it feels worse when they pull Luicifer out of the carriage, and they are faced with the crater. It doesn't look like much but Istredd can feel the power radiating off of it. He's been on it before, during the Dimming, when it's mostly silent outside of some pain aftermath. This isn't the same thing. The storms rage on around them, there is no end to them yet.
There is no reason to be afraid. The first time this happened, everyone lost their memory, but they've been through the Horizon before. It should just put them through it, and then they can talk on the other side about what to do. Yet a part of him feels uncertain about this. It's more daunting now that it is real. What if it is dangerous to them after all? With nothing but questions and no way out, all he can do is take Lucifer's face in his hands.
Whether he is responsive or not, Istredd looks him in the eye. "I love you," he says clearly and directly. If this does go wrong somehow, if the worst happens, Istredd wants those to be his final words to his angel. If they go in, they go in together.