[ There was no option but for us to succeed. There's a grim look of understanding across his expression again. That had been his own thought when he threw his body into the gate, with no guarantee that he wouldn't be torn apart body and mind.

Claude shifts the topic again though, and he tips his head toward the kettle. ]

Daru'sira. [ Even details like these could potentially be dangerous to give away, were someone like Fikiri to arrive and overhear a familiar word - he would know someone else from Basawar was in Abraxas and seek to find out who it was. He doesn't fear meeting Fikiri face to face again, but the other ushiri is clever and treacherous. Kahlil would be better off being the first to know of his arrival instead of the other way around.

There's a part of him that's annoyed at having to consider Fikiri at all, though. ]

I can bring something stronger next time. [ He raises an eyebrow, amused. ] Have you tried alcohol in Horizon? I feel like you shouldn't be able to feel the effects, and yet...

[ It's all in the mind, isn't it? ]