He simply stared, only those most familiar with him recognizing the tiniest twitch in one corner of his mouth as a smile, before he stood and bowed. "And I wish you a peaceful life."<br/><br/>She would find both of her daughters on the other side of the portal room's door waiting for her, as well as her possessions, the door firmly but softly shutting behind her, but not locking. He looked at the others, before bowing slightly to them. "Two days. Forty eight hours, starting now. Make your choices, and act on them."<br/><br/>He looked like he wanted to say more, but after a moment simply shook his head, and headed for his room. He shut the door behind him, and collapsed on the bed, his room becoming inaccessible to everyone, including his children, familiars, and even Ama. Only the avatars could get in, and while the constructs could contact him in an emergency, they had been expressly told to not do so unless it absolutely required his attention. He then passed out, idly wondering what he was doing wrong. It wasn't supposed to be like this. He buried his face in the pillow, and wasted a few minutes of semi-consciousness on trying to determine what he had done wrong, before slipping the rest of the way into blessed unconsciousness.<br/><hr/>Two days later, he was armed up, not able to sleep the whole time, but he had been working on a project that had been stopped because none of the companions wanted to get stuck in. He finished the latest collapsible power armor, this one for one of the casters, before sighing and staring at the door. He had five minutes before the forty eight hours were up, and was personally expecting to get there and find that no one stayed. He took a shot of liquid ambrosia, realizing he was resorting to the alcohol far too much, before heading to the command center, idly swirling the cup in his hand, and slipped into the command post, before glancing at the offered dataslate from a construct. He took a deep breath, before scrolling down, checking to see who wanted more training, who wanted assignments, and who had gotten out.