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Hector wondered if Dimas could somehow make this a more viable means of travel for normal people. Could his gravity alteration power be used to vacuum seal and pressurize the vehicle? Or could it be used to counter the effects of air resistance to mitigate turbulence?

He felt like it might be doable, but without knowing more about the Dimas' power actually functioned on a technical level, Hector couldn't be sure. At the very least, it seemed like it would be a lot more complicated than just wrapping the car in a gravity bubble.

Whatever the case, they appeared to be moving at pretty good clip. The landscape below was mostly dark, but the lights from roadways and small homesteads were passing by relatively quickly. In that regard, at least, it didn't feel much different from a normal flight.

Lorent was a big country, though, and its border with Callum was pretty far. It would probably be a few hours before they arrived, Hector figured. And with all the noise from the roaring wind, it was almost impossible to hold a conversation.

With physical voices, at least.

The reapers settled in rather quickly and began talking, as usual.

Garovel asked one question in particular that caught Hector's attention. 'Have you been able to learn anything else from Lord Abbas about the situation in Sair?'

'Indeed,' said Levinox. 'Even before their forces in Kuros were scattered, many of their people were already unaccounted for. He doesn't have confirmed numbers at the moment, but he fears that even after regrouping, there will be a large number who are MIA.'

'Does he know the whereabouts of Lord Asad Najir?' said Garovel.

'Zeff asked that earlier,' said Levinox. 'Abbas said that Asad is currently unaccounted for, but that he was on the front line at Uego, where the heat of the battle took place.'

Oh no.

The reaper said nothing further, but he didn't have to.