Pilgrimage

[Chrysalis]

Disoriented for a moment after this "embrace", Hussaini staggered left and right before finally gaining sure footing. He instinctively ran his hands over the point of perceived impact, only to find that there was nothing there. Then he felt the hum, the subtle vibration reverberating down his spine, a sensation he had not experienced for many years. He looked inwards, as the void of his inner being was filled with the warmth of the mindnodes near him, and he did feel gratitude, though he did not voice it directly. Gratitude felt, was gratitude known.

"I accept." - He murmured through the newly opened psionic link, first clumsily, then slowly with more proficiency. - "As long as I exist, the Commune will be in accord with the Vagrants. Through my eyes, you will see. And through your counsel, we will surely succeed. "

He bowed his head once more, before straightening up and turning back from whence he came. It was now time to make the long trek back to the surface, back to his ship and depart,
lest he overstays his welcome. Walking away from the chamber of light, he did not look back, though he smiled, knowing that everything was worth it in the end. And as he made his way back to the surface, and to his ship, then finally back to space, even as the planet left his sight - the hum stayed with him.