The solar's spirit glances back at him, as it's released into the ether, and he can sense its gratitude, before it vanishes towards its final home. The staff, although it took some damage as he emptied it, remains a powerful, artifact-level weapon, capable of trapping souls for use. Even damaged, it's still a potent, and dangerous, weapon; it's storage capacity is a little diminished now, however.<br/><br/>Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be that much animosity left; mostly, they're just relieved to have him back, and safe, and they all tell him so. Except Kamariel, who not-so-subtly hints that she'll be needing some personal attention, and soon. Only Aviendha seems to be upset with him, and that manifests merely as disappointment, at his lack of contingency planning, in the event that he was disabled, exactly as happened. "We might never have found you, if not for Nadriina's research and idea."