The attempt encountered immediate resistance—not random interference but deliberate counteraction, indicating Purist monitoring systems had detected their communication effort. The disruption pattern surrounding Hammond intensified correspondingly, technological intervention specifically targeting the frequency their combined manifestation generated.
"They know we're trying to reach him," Blake observed, adjusting their approach in response. "Direct connection being actively blocked."
Through their expanded awareness, alternative possibility emerged—not attempting communication with Hammond directly but with air element itself. Not circumventing elemental principle but embracing it completely, consciousness connecting with consciousness beyond individual identity limitation.