The tension from the night before gradually evaporated under the childish banter between Alicarde and the ladies. The gentle hum of the vehicle as it approached the mansion was soothing as Carrisa's mind sifted through the potential risks and possibilities Alicarde's transformation might bring.
She needed him to be in control of himself, yet subtle hints had shown he was far from that state.
Carrisa looked out the SUV's window. Numerous worries plagued her mind, Alicarde's mental state, the Nexus, which still had one more missing core fragment and an unknown number of lesser fragments, along with the key to the Nexus.
More importantly, potential enemies in the mundane world would stop at nothing to obtain the Nexus. And finally, her inevitable looming conflict with her siblings. Fleeing to the mundane world would not be enough to escape.