Arthur’s return to the mortal world was pretty much instantaneous.The moment he walked through that door, his consciousness was flung right back into his vessel. No more humanoid body made of Aether. Quite sad, but he was glad to be back nonetheless. Apparently, his companion didn’t take his disappearance all too well.Who would have thought?Athena and Nadia were already beside his vessel when he reactivated Silent Observer. While the girl looked at him with clear confusion, the bird was outright panicking. She kept flying in circles around his hull, occasionally poking her beak against the turret.She obviously hadn’t noticed he was back.Arthur opened their link and faked a cough.You okay there, commander?Right away, Athena stopped her madness, her head snapping toward where his Silent Observer form hovered. A second later, she landed on his cannons and started cawing furiously while flapping her wings.Okay, sorry, sorry, he said, trying to placate the bird. I had no idea this would happen. Took me by surprise, too.That seemed to calm her a little. Through their link, though, he could still feel plenty of indignation and worry. So, he spoke again.I’m fine, really. Just had a very enlightening meeting with the Mother.Athena tilted her head, her expression pretty much screaming, “Really?”