I hope it doesn't have to come to an offensive. [ He hums, withholding a sigh. ] We don't know enough about them to even be at an advantage to drive them out. Apparently, they can tamper with memories, so I don't want that risk even anywhere near us. Or the children onboard here.

[ Which really, is the root cause of his stress from time to time. Children who have no business being in a void of this nature, no magic powers to protect them, not even the ability to fight back against bigger guys. ]

...We'll need to plan out scenarios in advance. Pretend that we're from a different void craft when we ask questions on void active worlds. [ Duplicity is necessary in this case, and Roland will know how that might justify their ends more than anyone. ] If the books don't do it, then that's our best shot. There's bound to be something. Anything. You can't just make a process like binding a soul to a void craft and not have a way out apart from destroying the craft itself.