Luke sensed the flair of pain the moment he touched Airy, and didn’t even question it when she wanted out of his arms immediately. He gave her another concerned look, but didn’t question it for now. They could talk later if they got a moment in private without the other two in earshot; for now making it through this was more important.

He paused a moment, looking around, particularly focusing on the ground around them.

“I remember holding onto it before I felt like I was being pulled in,” he said. “It might be near where I landed; we’ll have to look around here.”