<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/50/15b3a41b63432bcd1c3755c910f8be5c.jpg)</div>With a smile, Umari let his own anima blossom into view, a sparkling, pulsating mandala of cerulean blue and gold that set the shadows of those around him dancing against the walls of the feasting hall. After a few moments he let it lapse again and drew himself up to address the crowd, raising a hand for a silence that soon followed.<br/><br/>"Thank you Captain, you and your companions all. We have so much to talk about, but a momentous occasion like this comes once in a lifetime, or less. Let tonight be a celebration, a joining of our two strands of Fate, the first weavings that will bring the world back to glory. Tomorrow will be soon enough to start comparing our stories and making our plans for the future."<br/><br/>He turned and gave Ramalan a smile, placing his left hand on the captain's shoulder. "You have come home at last."<br/>