[There's a sound on the other end of the connection that's almost like a mild scuffle, but if that's the case, it's the original Balthazar that's won. He appears in the hall a moment later, popping out from an unremarkable door like a prairie dog from a burrow.]
Space folds strangely here, I think. Hello. [He waves and beckons his new acquaintance closer.]
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Space folds strangely here, I think. Hello. [He waves and beckons his new acquaintance closer.]